Eudonia alopecias

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Eudonia alopecias
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
E. alopecias
Binomial name
Eudonia alopecias
(Meyrick, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Scoparia alopecias Meyrick, 1901

Eudonia alopecias is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1901. It is found in New Zealand.[1]

The wingspan is about 23 mm for males and 18 mm for females. The forewings are ferruginous brown, in males sprinkled with white towards the termen. The hindwings of the males are very pale whitish fuscous, slightly brassy tinged and the termen suffused with fuscous. The hindwings of the females are fuscous, becoming darker posteriorly. Adults have been recorded on wing in February.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ "Descriptions of New Lepidoptera from New Zealand".


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