Eudonia laetella
Local name: Eudorée des Ardennes
Eudonia laetella is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1846. It is found in Fennoscandia, the Baltic region, Belarus, Russia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Germany and Belgium.
19
Countries
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Crambidae
Genus
Eudonia
Eudonia laetella belongs to the family Crambidae, order Lepidoptera, within the Insecta class.
Species Profile
Eudonia laetella is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1846. It is found in Fennoscandia, the Baltic region, Belarus, Russia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Germany and Belgium.
Eudonia laetella faces severe population decline primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized grassland and heathland environments. Agricultural intensification, urbanization, and changes in traditional land management practices have significantly reduced the availability of suitable breeding and feeding habitats for this moth species.
Key Facts
Threats
IUCN Red List: Endangered
Eudonia laetella faces severe population decline primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized grassland and heathland environments. Agricultural intensification, urbanization, and changes in traditional land management practices have significantly reduced the availability of suitable breeding and feeding habitats for this moth species.
Habitat loss due to agricultural intensification
Urbanization and infrastructure development
Changes in traditional grassland management practices
Climate change affecting habitat suitability
Fragmentation of remaining suitable habitats
Found in 19 Countries
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Eudonia laetella (Eudonia laetella). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/eudoree-des-ardennes