Crambidae : Scopariinae
Eudonia pallida
EUDONIA pallida (Curtis, 1827)
Eudonia pallida
EUDONIA pallida (Curtis, 1827)
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Life Cycle Guide-Imago Only
Description
Vernacular Name: Marsh Grey
Wingspan: 17-19mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe-not Portugal,Bulgaria or Greece
UK Distribution: Widely distributed throughout Great Britain but localised in Scotland
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Marshes : Fens : Bogs : Meadows
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: This moth is quite distinctive being both the smallest and palest of the Scopariinae subfamily.The background is pale yellowish brown with a white subterminal cross-line and two 'X' shaped brown marks in the median area. Adjacent to the antemedian brown cross-line are two elongated brown spots.
Possibly the easist of the family to recognise in the field although care should be taken not the confuse this moth with other worn individuals from the same family.
The moth is often double brooded between May in the south and October.
The moth is attracted to light and found at the moth trap,usually in small numbers.
Wingspan: 17-19mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe-not Portugal,Bulgaria or Greece
UK Distribution: Widely distributed throughout Great Britain but localised in Scotland
UK Conservation Status -
- Local = 101 - 300 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Eudorea pallida Curtis, 1827
- Phalaena murcurella Linnaeus, 1758
- Not Specified
Habitat: Marshes : Fens : Bogs : Meadows
Similar Species -
- None
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: This moth is quite distinctive being both the smallest and palest of the Scopariinae subfamily.The background is pale yellowish brown with a white subterminal cross-line and two 'X' shaped brown marks in the median area. Adjacent to the antemedian brown cross-line are two elongated brown spots.
Possibly the easist of the family to recognise in the field although care should be taken not the confuse this moth with other worn individuals from the same family.
The moth is often double brooded between May in the south and October.
The moth is attracted to light and found at the moth trap,usually in small numbers.
Photo Gallery
Larval food Plants Worldwide
- Hypnaceae - Moss Family
- Calliergonella cuspidata - Pointed Spear-moss (Reared only)
Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pyraloidea Crambidae Scopariinae EUDONIA Billberg, 1820 Eudonia pallida (Curtis, 1827) - Phalaena murcurella Linnaeus, 1758 - EUDOREA pallida (Curtis, 1827) = Witlesia pallida Curtis, 1827 = Eudorea pallida Curtis, 1827 = Witlesia denigrata Costantini, 1923 = Eudorea oertzeniella Herrich-Schäffer, [1848] = Eudorea oertziella Heydenreich, 1851 - EUDONIA Billberg, 1820 = Dipleurina Chapman 1912 = Witlesia Chapman 1912 - Curtis,1833 British .Entomology 4 : Title Page : p.170 - n.9 : Eudorea - Not Specified |