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Eudonia expallidalis

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Eudonia expallidalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eudonia
Species:
E. expallidalis
Binomial name
Eudonia expallidalis
(Dyar, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Scoparia expallidalis Dyar, 1906
  • Scoparia rufitinctalis Hampson, 1907

Eudonia expallidalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1906.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Washington to Nevada and California.[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are pale gray with a pale brown inner line. The hindwings are white, tinged with gray.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing in March and from May to July.

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. ^ Journal of the New York Entomological Society 14: 101Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.