Species Eudonia strigalis - Striped Eudonia - Hodges#4738

4738

Eudonia strigalis (Dyar, 1906)

Scoparia strigalis Dyar, 1906

STRIGALIS: from the Latin "striga" (a furrow, channel, groove), and in zoology, a stripe; refers to the black streaks on the forewing, and is the origin of the common name Striped Eudonia

Eighteen Eudonia species are found in America north of Mexico. (1), (2)

Dyar (1906) listed the wingspan 13-17 mm. (3)

Dyar (1906) original description as Scoparia strigalis is available in PDF. (3)

Adult: forewing light dappled gray with several short black longitudinal streaks in specific locations: one near the base, two side-by-side in median area near AM line, one above the PM line, and 6 or 7 extending across the wing between the PM line and outer margin; AM and PM lines indistinct, pale, bordered with black; hindwing gray, shiny.

Specimen identified by DNA analysis (BOLD). (4)

Throughout much of eastern Canada and United States. (5), (1), (6), (7)

Moth Photographers Group - large range map with some collection dates.

Adults fly year round in the southern states and May to September further north.

Moss (George Smiley)

Larva; adult

The number and particular placement of black streaks distinguishes this species from other Eudonia and Scoparia species

Dyar, H.G., 1906. The North American Nymphulinae and Scopariinae. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 14: 104. (3)

Munroe, E.G., 1972. The Moths of America North of Mexico: Scopariinae, Nymphulinae. Fascicle 13.1A. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. (8)

Powell, J.A., & P.A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America. University of California Press. p. 169. (2)

Moth Photographers Group (1)

The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (4)

Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA) (9)