Biology:Eudonia feredayi

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Short description: Species of moth

Eudonia feredayi
Eudonia feredayi male.jpg
Male
Eudonia feredayi female.jpg
Female
Scientific classification
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Animalia
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E. feredayi
Binomial name
Eudonia feredayi
(Knaggs, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Scoparia feredayi Knaggs, 1867
  • C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875 Scoparia moanalis

Eudonia feredayi is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Henry Guard Knaggs in 1867.[2][3] This species is endemic to New Zealand.[4][5]

The wingspan is 18–21 mm. The forewings are reddish ochreous, irrorated (sprinkled) with dark reddish brown. The first line is whitish, dark margined posteriorly. The second line is white, dark margined anteriorly. The hindwings are pale whitish grey, tinged with ochreous. The postmedian line and hindmarginal band are darker grey. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to March.[6]

References

  1. , p. 458 , Wikidata Q45922947
  2. Knaggs, H.G. (1867). "New species of Scoparia (Lepidoptera) from New Zealand, collected by R.W. Fereday." (in en). The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 4: 80–81. ISSN 0013-8908. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10012315. Retrieved 25 January 2018. 
  3. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand 14: 156. https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/26324/FNZ14Dugdale1988.pdf. Retrieved 25 January 2018. 
  4. "Eudonia feredayi (Knaggs, 1867)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/d65c5a84-b475-4cbd-b051-3aedb17c81bf. Retrieved 25 January 2018. 
  5. "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15. 
  6. 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/33934530. Retrieved 25 January 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13618251 entry