Eudonia truncicolella

Eudonia truncicolella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1849. It is found in China (Hebei, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Jiangsu, Jilin, Liaoning), Japan west to Europe.^[1]

Eudonia truncicolella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Eudonia
Species:	E. truncicolella
Binomial name
Eudonia truncicolella (Stainton, 1849)
Synonyms
List Eudorea truncicolella Stainton, 1849 Eudonia hiranoi Inoue, 1982 Scoparia truncicolella f. fusca Dufrane, 1960 Scoparia truncicolella f. minor Dufrane, 1960 Scoparia truncicolella var. pallida E. R. Bankes, 1895

The wingspan is 18–23 mm (0.71–0.91 in). The forewings are ochreous-whitish, much sprinkled with black; base blackish - marked; lines whitish, dark -edged, first irregular, second angulate -sinuate, subserrate; orbicular and claviform dot-like or rather elongate, black; discal spot 8-shaped, outlined with black; subterminal line whitish, touching second in middle. Hindwings are whitish-grey, darker terminally. The larva is dull dark brown; dorsal line blackish; spots black head dark brown; plate of 2 almost black.^[2][3]

The moth flies from June to October depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various mosses.