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Eudonia phaeoleuca (Zeller, 1846)
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Eudonia phaeoleuca is a species of nocturnal moth in the family Crambidae.[3][4][5]
The species name derives from the Greek word φαιός, meaning grey, and refers to the color of the wings.[6]
This species can be found in Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, on the Balkan Peninsula,[7] in Turkey and in Russia.
These rather inconspicuous moths are usually greyish-brownish. Their labial palps are elongated and project straightly, This species is very similar to Eudonia lacustrata (Panzer, 1804).[6]
These moths are nocturnal.[8] Adults fly fromJuly to September.[9] They develop a complete metamorphosis which involves a pupal stage(holometabolous). It can be assumed that they feed on mosses, as in the most related species.