Biology:Eudonia pachyerga

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Eudonia pachyerga
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E. pachyerga
Binomial name
Eudonia pachyerga
(Meyrick, 1927)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Scoparia pachyerga Meyrick, 1927

Eudonia pachyerga is a moth in the family Crambidae.[3] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1927.[2][4] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1][5]

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are brown, mixed with blackish-fuscous. The first and second lines are whitish, edged with a blackish shade posteriorly. The hindwings are pale brassy-greyish. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Eudonia pachyerga (Meyrick, 1927)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/e9696412-f636-4ece-9927-418f88e11637. 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. (1927). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera.". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 57: 697–702. http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_57/rsnz_57_00_007800.html. 
  5. "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13618337 entry