Biology:Eudonia gyrotoma

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Short description: Species of moth


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

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

Wikidata ☰ Q13618266 entry