Biology:Eudonia oreas

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Eudonia oreas
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E. oreas
Binomial name
Eudonia oreas
(Meyrick, 1884)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Scoparia oreas Meyrick, 1884

Eudonia oreas is a moth in the family Crambidae.[3] It was named by Edward Meyrick in 1884.[4][2] This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1][5]

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are white, mixed with pale grey and thinly irrorated with dark fuscous. There are some obscure dark fuscous spots near the base. The first line is white, margined with dark fuscous posteriorly. The second line is white, margined with dark fuscous. The hindwings are grey-whitish with a slightly darker apex. Adults have been recorded on wing in December.[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Eudonia oreas (Meyrick, 1884)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/5b2b8ef0-74de-451e-bc81-c8ce6f2bbaf1. 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. Meyrick, Edward (1884). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera" (in en). New Zealand Journal of Science 2: 235–237. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41863306. Retrieved 26 January 2018. 
  5. "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15. 
  6. 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/33934511. Retrieved 26 January 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13618331 entry