Eudonia lineola explained

Eudonia lineola is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Great Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Portugal and on Sardinia, the Canary Islands,[1] as well as in North Africa, including Morocco.

Description

The wingspan is .[2] The forewings are narrow, white or whitish, partially irrorated with black. There is a blackish mark from the base of the costa. The lines are whitish, dark-edged, the first irregular, rather oblique, the second strongly sinuate. The orbicular and claviform are black, dot-like, the latter touching the first line. The discal mark is black and X-shaped; the subterminal is thick, white and touches the second in the middle. The hindwings are whitish-grey, terminally darker with a grey discal dot.

The larva is olive-green with two whitish transverse marks on each segment. The dorsal line is fine and dark ; the spiracular grey.Spots, head, and plate of segment 2 are black.[3]

Behavior

They are on wing from July to August in one generation per year.[4] The larvae feed on lichens, including Parmelia species.

Subspecies

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eudonia lineola (Curtis, 1827) . Fauna Europaea.
  2. Web site: Eudonia lineola (Curtis, 1827) . microlepidoptera.nl . 2012-03-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110212044628/http://microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=431200&p=1 . 2011-02-12 . dead .
  3. Book: Meyrick . E. . 1895 . A Handbook of British Lepidoptera . MacMillan . London .
  4. Web site: Eudonia lineola (Curtis, 1827). UKmoths .