Biology:Eudonia critica

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Eudonia critica
Eudonia critica male.jpg
Male
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E. critica
Binomial name
Eudonia critica
(Meyrick, 1884)[1]
Synonyms
  • Scoparia critica Meyrick, 1884

Eudonia critica is a moth in the family Crambidae.[2] It was named by Edward Meyrick in 1884.[1][3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1][4]

The wingspan is 13–15.5 mm. The forewings are fuscous-grey, mixed with blackish. The median space is irrorated with white. The hindwings are dark fuscous-grey, becoming darker posteriorly. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Eudonia critica (Meyrick, 1884)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/676c675b-cccf-4a95-844b-83d24fb4e86e. Retrieved 24 January 2018. 
  2. , p. 458 , Wikidata Q45922947
  3. Meyrick, E. (1884). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. IV. Scopariadae." (in en). New Zealand Journal of Science 2: 235–237. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41863306. Retrieved 24 January 2018. 
  4. "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15. 
  5. Meyrick, E. (1885). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera. IV.— Scopariadae." (in en). Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 17: 68–120. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33934518. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13618222 entry