Biology:Eudonia hemiplaca

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Eudonia hemiplaca
Eudonia hemiplaca female.jpg
Female
Eudonia hemiplaca male.jpg
Male
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E. hemiplaca
Binomial name
Eudonia hemiplaca
(Meyrick, 1899)[1]
Synonyms
  • Scoparia hemiplaca Meyrick, 1899

Eudonia hemiplaca is a moth in the family Crambidae.[2] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1899.[3][4] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1][5]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with purplish reflections. There is an obscure line on the lower half which is slightly paler than the ground-colour, as well as a suboblong white blotch which is sprinkled with fuscous and margined by black suffusion. There is second line, which is also slightly paler than the ground-colour. This line is darker-margined and forms a whitish dot on the costa. The hindwings are pale grey with indications of a faint paler postmedian line.[3]

Larvae have been recorded feeding on mosses.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "NZOR Name Details - Eudonia hemiplaca (Meyrick, 1889)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/90462cfd-218d-4937-a289-3f4f097988ca. Retrieved 25 January 2018. 
  2. , p. 458 , Wikidata Q45922947
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Meyrick, E. (1889). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera" (in en). Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 21: 154–188. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3290310. Retrieved 25 January 2018. 
  4. 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. 
  5. "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13618275 entry