Biology:Eudonia leucogramma

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Eudonia leucogramma
Eudonia leucogramma female.jpg
Female
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E. leucogramma
Binomial name
Eudonia leucogramma
(Meyrick, 1884)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Xeroscopa leucogramma Meyrick, 1884
  • (Meyrick, 1884) Scoparia leucogramma

Eudonia leucogramma is a moth in the family Crambidae.[3] This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1884.[2][4] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are blackish-fuscous, with some white scales. The first line is white, as is the second line. The hindwings of the males are light grey with a darker hindmargin. Females have dark fuscous-grey hindwings. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Eudonia leucogramma (Meyrick, 1884)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/b8432f59-abe2-49be-a856-2687ba3d3b35. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 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. 
  3. , p. 458 , Wikidata Q45922947
  4. Meyrick, Edward (1884). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera" (in en). New Zealand Journal of Science 2: 235–237. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41863308. 
  5. Meyrick, E. (1885). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. IV. Scopariidae" (in en). Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 17: 68–120. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33934549. Retrieved 25 January 2018. 

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