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Eudonia murana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Scientific name
  
Eudonia murana

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Eudonia

Rank
  
Species

Eudonia murana

Similar
  
Eudonia mercurella, Eudonia lacustrata, Eudonia pallida, Eudonia truncicolella, Eudonia

Eudonia murana, the Scotch gray or wall grey, is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in most of Europe.

The wingspan is 18–23 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August, possibly in two generations.

The larvae feed on various mosses growing on rocks and walls, including Hypnum cupressiformis, Dicranum scoparium, Bryum capillare and Grimmia pulvinata.

References

Eudonia murana Wikipedia