Eudeilinia luteifera
Eudeilinia luteifera, the southern eudeilinea moth, is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1917.[1] It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Texas to Florida.[2]
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The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults are white, the forewings with two curved irregular pale buff lines. The hindwings are similar, but the inner line is smaller.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing in March and from May to June in Florida.
The larvae feed on Cornus florida.[4]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eudeilinia luteifera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- Dyar, Harrison G., 1917. Miscellaneous new America Lepidoptera. Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus, 5(4-6): 68
- Bug Guide
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