Eudonia gyrotoma

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Eudonia gyrotoma
Eudonia gyrotoma male2.jpg
Male
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E. gyrotoma
Binomial name
Eudonia gyrotoma
(Meyrick, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Scoparia gyrotoma Meyrick, 1909
  • Scoparia repercussa Philpott, 1929

Eudonia gyrotoma is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909.[2][3] This species is endemic to New Zealand.[4][5]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are light brassy-yellowish-fuscous, irrorated with white and sprinkled with dark fuscous. The hindwings are grey-whitish, the costa and termen suffused with light grey.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Meyrick, E. (1909). "Notes and descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 41: 5–16 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ^ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 156. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Eudonia gyrotoma (Meyrick, 1909)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  5. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.


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