Biology:Eudonia meliturga

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Short description: Species of moth


Eudonia meliturga
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E. meliturga
Binomial name
Eudonia meliturga
(Meyrick, 1905)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Scoparia meliturga Meyrick, 1905

Eudonia meliturga is a moth in the family Crambidae.[3] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1905.[4][2] This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1][5]

The wingspan is 17–19 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish, suffused with pale ochreous-yellowish in the disc and sprinkled with dark fuscous. The first line is ochreous-white, edged posteriorly with dark fuscous suffusion. The second line is ochreous-white, edged anteriorly with dark fuscous. The terminal area is irrorated with dark fuscous and there is an ochreous-whitish subterminal line, as well as an interrupted ochreous-white terminal line. The hindwings are pale whitish-grey, suffused with grey posteriorly. Adults have been recorded on wing in December and January.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Eudonia meliturga (Meyrick, 1905)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/bde198c1-a36c-4425-b96c-dc250d8eda6b. Retrieved 26 January 2018. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand 14: 157. https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/26324/FNZ14Dugdale1988.pdf. Retrieved 26 January 2018. 
  3. , p. 458 , Wikidata Q45922947
  4. 4.0 4.1 Meyrick, E. (1905-07-01). "Notes on New Zealand Lepidoptera." (in en). Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 53 (2): 219–244. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1905.tb02451.x. ISSN 1365-2311. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14788048.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13618311 entry