Eudonia lacustrata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Eudonia |
Species: | E. lacustrata
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Binomial name | |
Eudonia lacustrata (Panzer, 1804)
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Eudonia lacustrata is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Georg Wolfgang Franz Panzer in 1804. It is found in Europe, north-west Africa, Asia from Turkey, Iran and Syria[1] to Siberia and the western part of China (Hunan). The subspecies E. lacustrata persica is found in Iran and Armenia.
The wingspan is 16–18 mm (0.63–0.71 in).[citation needed]
The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.[citation needed] The larvae feed on various mosses.[citation needed]