Eudonia truncicolella

Eudonia truncicolella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1849. It is found in China (Hebei, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Jiangsu, Jilin, Liaoning), Japan and Europe.[1]

Eudonia truncicolella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Eudonia
Species:
E. truncicolella
Binomial name
Eudonia truncicolella
(Stainton, 1849)
Synonyms
  • Eudorea truncicolella Stainton, 1849
  • Eudonia hiranoi Inoue, 1982
  • Scoparia truncicolella f. fusca Dufrane, 1960
  • Scoparia truncicolella f. minor Dufrane, 1960
  • Scoparia truncicolella var. pallida E. R. Bankes, 1895

The wingspan is 18–23 mm. The moth flies from June to October depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various mosses.

References
  1. Li, Wei-Chun, (2012). "One new species of the genus Eudonia Billberg (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Scopariinae) from China". Entomotaxonomia. 34(2): 267-269.


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