Eudonia laetella

Eudonia laetella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eudonia
Species:
E. laetella
Binomial name
Eudonia laetella
(Zeller, 1846)
Synonyms
  • Eudorea laetella Zeller, 1846

Eudonia laetella is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1846.[1] It is found in Fennoscandia, the Baltic region, Belarus, Russia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Germany and Belgium.[2]

The wingspan is 16–20 mm. Adults are on wing in January and from June to August.

The larvae feed on moss on trunks.[3]

References

  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  2. ^ "Eudonia laetella (Zeller, 1846)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku. "Eudonia laetella (Zeller, 1846)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 4, 2018.


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