Eudeilinia luteifera

Eudeilinia luteifera, the southern eudeilinea moth, is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1917.[1] It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Texas to Florida.[2]

Eudeilinia luteifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Drepanidae
Genus:
Eudeilinia
Species:
E. luteifera
Binomial name
Eudeilinia luteifera
Dyar, 1917

The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults are white, the forewings with two curved irregular pale buff lines. The hindwings are similar, but the inner line is smaller.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing in March and from May to June in Florida.

The larvae feed on Cornus florida.[4]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eudeilinia luteifera​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. Dyar, Harrison G., 1917. Miscellaneous new America Lepidoptera. Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus, 5(4-6): 68
  4. Bug Guide


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