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Eudonia phaeoleuca is a species of nocturnal moth in the family Crambidae.[3][4][5]

Eudonia phaeoleuca
Eudonia phaeoleuca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Eudonia[1]
Species:	E. phaeoleuca
Binomial name
Eudonia phaeoleuca (Zeller, 1846)
Synonyms[2]
List Eudorea phaeoleuca Zeller, 1846 Eudonia phaeoleuca brosi P. Leraut, 1982 Eudorea sciaphilella La Harpe, 1855 Scoparia (Dipleurina) fuscella Turati, 1915 Scoparia murana nevadensis Zerny in Rebel & Zerny, 1927 Scoparia (Eudoria) phaeoleuca f. gratiatella Turati, 1915 Scoparia bielnalis Rougemont, 1903 Eudonia phaeoleuca sororcula P. Leraut, 1982

Subspecies

• Eudonia phaeoleuca phaeoleuca Zeller, 1846
• Eudonia phaeoleuca fuscella (Turati, 1915) (Italy)
• Eudonia phaeoleuca nevadensis (Zerny in Rebel & Zerny, 1927) (Spain)

Etymology

The species name derives fron the greek word φαιός, meaning grey, and refer to the color of the wings.[6]

Distribution

This species can be found in Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, on the Balkan Peninsula,[7] in Turkey and in Russia.

Description

These rather inconspicuous moths are usually greyish-brownish. Their labial palps are elongated and project straightly, This species is very similar to Eudonia lacustrata (Panzer, 1804).[6]

Biology

These moths are nocturnal.[8] Adults fly from Zeller 1846July to September.[9] They develop a complete metamorphosis which involves a pupal stage(holometabolous). It can be assumed that they feed on mosses, as in the most related species.

Bibliography

• Rákosy, L., Goia, M. & Z. Kovács (2003): Catalogul Lepidopterelor României – Verzeichnis der Schmetterlinge Rumäniens: 1-447. Cluj-Napoca (Societatea lepidopterologică romană) [PDF auf lepidoptera.ro].
• Erstbeschreibung: Zeller, P. C. (1846): Die Arten der Gattung Eudorea. — Linnaea Entomologica 1: 262-318 + tab. 2.

External links

• Lepinet
• Naturdata
• Invertebrados Insectarium Virtual

References

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