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]
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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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The wingspan is 16–19 mm. 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.
The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various mosses.
Phalaena mercurella described by Zetterstedt in 1839 was actually Eudonia murana.
References
edit- ^ Li, W.-c., 2012: One new species of the genus Eudonia Billberg (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Scopariinae) from China. Entomotaxonomia 34 (2): 267–269.
External links
edit- waarneming.nl (in Dutch)
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- Eudonia mercurella at UKmoths
- Media related to Eudonia mercurella at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Eudonia mercurella at Wikispecies
