Eudonia sudetica

Eudonia sudetica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Eudonia
Species:	E. sudetica
Binomial name
	Eudonia sudetica; (Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
	Eudorea sudetica Zeller, 1839; Eudorea sudetica var. livonica Zeller, 1846; Scoparia petrophila balcanica Rebel, 1917; Scoparia sudeticalis ab. luzialis Guenée, 1854;

Eudonia sudetica is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839.

Etymology

The species name sudetica means from Sudetes.

This species can be found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Portugal and most of the Balkan Peninsula.^[1]

Eudonia sudetica has a wingspan of 17–21 mm.^[2] The forewings are whitish with brown markings.

The larvae live from October to May feeding on moss^[2] on rocks or trees.^[3]

Zeller, P. C. (1839): Versuch einer naturgemäßen Eintheilung der Schaben. — Isis von Oken 1839 (3): 167-220. Leipzig

^ "Eudonia sudetica (Zeller, 1839)". Fauna Europaea.
^ ^a ^b "Eudonia sudetica (Zeller, 1839)". Swedish Moths. Retrieved March 5, 2018. (in Swedish)
^ Savela, Markku. "Eudonia sudetica (Zeller, 1839)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 5, 2018.