Eudonia mercurella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Eudonia |
| Species: | E. mercurella |
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| Eudonia mercurella | |
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Eudonia mercurella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe, western China, Iran, Lebanon, Turkey, and north-western Africa.[1]
Description
The wingspan is 16–19 mm (0.63–0.75 in). The forewings are dark black variously mixed with brown and with a darker band along the distal edge of the pale antemedian line. The pale postmedian line is usually distinct against the dark ground colour. A similar species is Eudonia lacustrata, which differs from Eudonia mercurella by the broken wavy line that forms a broad white spot at the tip of the wing (apex). Another distinguishing feature of the females is the ventrodistal hump of the valvae. Furthermore, Eudonia mercurella resembles Eudonia speideli externally and pale specimens of Eudonia liebmani.[2][3][4]
Behavior
The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.[citation needed] [5]
The larvae feed on various mosses.[citation needed]
Taxonomy
Phalaena mercurella described by Zetterstedt in 1839 was actually Eudonia murana.[6]
References
- ^ Li, W.-c., 2012: One new species of the genus Eudonia Billberg (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Scopariinae) from China. Entomotaxonomia 34 (2): 267–269.
- ^ Barry Goater, Matthias Nuss, Wolfgang Speidel: Pyraloidea I (Crambidae, Acentropinae, Evergestinae, Heliothelinae, Schoenobiinae, Scopariinae). In: P. Huemer, O. Karsholt, L. Lyneborg (Hrsg.): Microlepidoptera of Europe. 1. Auflage. Band 4. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 2005, ISBN 87-88757-33-1, S. 150
- ^ Goater, B., Dyke . G. and Tweedie, R. 1986 British Pyralid Moths: A Guide to Their Identification ISBN 9780946589081
- ^ lepiforum.de includes images
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Ian Kimber UK Moths
- ^ František Slamka: Die Zünslerfalter (Pyraloidea) Mitteleuropas. Hrsg.: František Slamka. 2. Auflage. Bratislava 1997, ISBN 80-967540-2-5, S. 19.
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