Eudonia lacustrata: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the eudonia lacustrata lives – recorded in 13 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Eudonia lacustrata
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	13 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Crambidae

Where does the eudonia lacustrata live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the eudonia lacustrata in 13 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the eudonia lacustrata?

The eudonia lacustrata (Eudonia lacustrata) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Crambidae, genus Eudonia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the eudonia lacustrata

Eudonia lacustrata is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Georg Wolfgang Franz Panzer in 1804. It is found in Europe, north-west Africa, Asia from Turkey, Iran and Syria to Siberia and the western part of China (Hunan). The subspecies E. lacustrata persica is found in Iran and Armenia.

The wingspan is 16–18 mm (0.63–0.71 in). Forewings whitish, sometimes mixed with light ochreous-yellowish, sprinkled with black; base black-marked; lines whitish, blackish-edged, first irregular, second rather sinuate; orbicular and claviform dot-like, black; a black X-shaped discal mark; terminal area grey mixed with black, subterminal line white, interrupted in middle. Hindwings whitish-grey, darker terminally.

Larva yellowish-green; spots brownish-green; head and plate of 2 black-brown: on mosses; 3, 4.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eudonia lacustrata (revision 1330966733), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q147812 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).