Biology:Eudonia minualis

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Short description: Species of moth


Eudonia minualis
Eudonia minualis female.jpg
Female
Eudonia minualis male.jpg
Male
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E. minualis
Binomial name
Eudonia minualis
(Walker, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
  • Scoparia minualis Walker, 1866
  • Meyrick, 1885 Scoparia chimeria

Eudonia minualis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae.[2] It was described by Francis Walker in 1866.[3][4] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

The larvae feed on mosses on the bark of Olearia bullata and Olearia hectorii.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Eudonia minualis (Walker, 1866)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/ffaf2704-e588-407c-a766-af2bbfae84ee. 
  2. , p. 458 , Wikidata Q45922947
  3. Walker, Francis (1866). "Supplement, part 4." (in en). List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum pt. 34: 1121–1533. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38918565. Retrieved 26 January 2018. 
  4. 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. 
  5. Patrick, B. H. (2000). Lepidoptera of small-leaved divaricating Olearia in New Zealand and their conservation priority.. Wellington, N.Z.: New Zealand Department of Conservation.. pp. 21. ISBN 0478220154. OCLC 48661253. http://www.doc.govt.nz/documents/science-and-technical/Sfc168.pdf. 

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