Eudonia alpina is a species of moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It is found in Great Britain, Fennoscandia, Estonia, Russia,[2] Japan[1] and North America, including Alaska, Alberta, Newfoundland, Minnesota, Ohio and West Virginia.[3]
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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. alpina
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| Eudonia alpina (Curtis, 1850)
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The wingspan is 20–25 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July in Europe.[4]
The larvae probably feed on mosses or lichens.
References
edit- ^ a b "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ UKmoths