Biology:Eudonia manganeutis
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Eudonia manganeutis (Meyrick, 1884)[1]
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Eudonia manganeutis is a moth in the family Crambidae.[3] It was named by Edward Meyrick in 1884.[4][2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1][5]
The wingspan is 17–18 mm. The forewings are light grey, mixed with white and irrorated with black. The first line is white, margined by dark posteriorly. The second line is whitish and also dark-margined. The hindwings are whitish-grey with a grey hindmargin. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[6]
The larvae of this species feed on mosses.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "NZOR Name Details - Eudonia manganeutis (Meyrick, 1884)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/b9709d95-bb3a-4290-90b6-42def01be6cb. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ↑ 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 26 January 2018.
- ↑ , p. 458, Wikidata Q45922947
- ↑ Meyrick, Edward (1884). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera" (in en). New Zealand Journal of Science 2: 235–237. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41863307.
- ↑ "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ 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/33934532. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ↑ "Eudonia manganeutis (Meyrick, 1884) - Invertebrate herbivore report". https://plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz/ReportForm.aspx?RecordId=3052&Type=H&ReportType=Adv&SortBy=Alpha&Biostatus=a,c,e,n.
Wikidata ☰ Q13618305 entry