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Eudonia protorthra

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Eudonia

Eudonia protorthra is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1885. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.

Description

The wingspan is about 20 mm. There is a grey pattern on the forewings, with a broad ragged white band across the wing.

The larvae feed on mosses.

References

Eudonia protorthra Wikipedia