Eudonia torniplagalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from South Dakota, the Rocky Mountains, the mountains of the south-western United States and from British Columbia to southern California.[2]

Eudonia torniplagalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eudonia
Species:
E. torniplagalis
Binomial name
Eudonia torniplagalis
(Dyar, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Scoparia torniplagalis Dyar, 1904
  • Scoparia alialis Barnes & McDunnough, 1912

Subspecies

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  • Eudonia torniplagalis torniplagalis (British Columbia, Vancouver Island, Washington)
  • Eudonia torniplagalis alialis (Barnes & McDunnough, 1912) (South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico)
  • Eudonia torniplagalis perfectalis Munroe, 1972 (California)

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University