Eudonia asterisca

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Eudonia asterisca
Eudonia asterisca female.jpg
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Eudonia
Species:
E. asterisca
Binomial name
Eudonia asterisca
(Meyrick, 1884)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Xeroscopa asterisca Meyrick, 1884

Eudonia asterisca is a moth in the family Crambidae.[3] It was named by Edward Meyrick in 1884.[4][5] It is endemic to New Zealand.[6]

The wingspan is 21–23 mm. The forewings are dull ochreous-fuscous, the basal and terminal areas suffused with dark greyish-fuscous. The hindwings are ochreous-grey-whitish with a distinct dark grey lunule. The hindmargin is suffused with dark grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Eudonia asterisca (Meyrick, 1884)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Xeroscopa asterisca Meyrick, 1884". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  3. ^ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 458. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
  4. ^ Meyrick, E. (1884). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. IV. Scopariadae". New Zealand Journal of Science. 2: 235–237. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  5. ^ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 155. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  6. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  7. ^ Meyrick, Edward (1885). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera. IV.— Scopariadae". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 68–120 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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