Little Grey

Eudonia lacustrata

"Eudonia lacustrata" is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Georg Wolfgang Franz Panzer in 1804. It is found in Europe, north-west Africa, Asia from Turkey, Iran and Syria to Siberia and the western part of China. The subspecies "E. lacustrata persica" is found in Iran and Armenia.
Eudonia lacustrata  Eudonia lacustrata,Geotagged,Germany,Summer

Appearance

The wingspan is 16–18 mm. Forewings whitish, sometimes mixed with light ochreous-yellowish, sprinkled with black; base black-marked; lines whitish, blackish-edged, first irregular, second rather sinuate; orbicular and claviform dot-like, black; a black X-shaped discal mark; terminal area grey mixed with black, subterminal line white, interrupted in middle. Hindwings whitish-grey, darker terminally.
Larva yellowish-green; spots brownish-green; head and plate of 2 black-brown: on mosses; 3, 4.

Behavior

The moth flies from May to August depending on the location. The larvae feed on various mosses.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyCrambidae
GenusEudonia
SpeciesE. lacustrata
Photographed in
Germany