Biology:Eudonia colpota

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Eudonia colpota
Eudonia colpota male.jpg
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E. colpota
Binomial name
Eudonia colpota
(Meyrick, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Scoparia colpota Meyrick, 1888

Eudonia colpota is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1888.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[3][4]

The wingspan is 17–18 mm. The forewings are ochreous-brown in the basal three-fifths, and the terminal two-fifths is light-grey. The hindwings are very pale whitish-grey, with a darker grey postmedian line and hindmargin. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[2]

References

  1. , p. 458 , Wikidata Q45922947
  2. 2.0 2.1 Meyrick, Edward (1888). "Notes on New Zealand Pyralidina." (in en). Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 20: 62–73. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3746612. Retrieved 24 January 2018. 
  3. "Eudonia colpota (Meyrick, 1888)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/ed11e87b-5d17-47b5-a325-3b8968adb5e0. Retrieved 24 January 2018. 
  4. "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13618218 entry