Eudonia xysmatias

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Eudonia xysmatias
Eudonia xysmatias female.jpg
Female
Eudonia xysmatias male.jpg
Male
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E. xysmatias
Binomial name
Eudonia xysmatias
(Meyrick, 1907)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Scoparia xysmatias Meyrick, 1907

Eudonia xysmatias is a moth in the family Crambidae.[3] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1907.[4][2] This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1][5]

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with yellowish-ferruginous scales and suffused with black. The first and second lines are represented by a straight series of whitish scales surrounded with yellowish-ferruginous suffusion. The hindwings are dark grey, sprinkled with blackish.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Eudonia xysmatias (Meyrick, 1907)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 158. Retrieved 27 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. ^ a b Meyrick, E. (1907). "Notes and descriptions of Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 39: 106–121. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  5. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.


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