Eudonia sudetica

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[edit]

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.

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