Biology:Eudonia philetaera

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Eudonia philetaera
Eudonia philetaera female.jpg
Female
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E. philetaera
Binomial name
Eudonia philetaera
(Meyrick, 1884)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Scoparia philetaera Meyrick, 1884

Eudonia philetaera is a moth in the family Crambidae.[3] It was named by Edward Meyrick in 1884.[4][2] Meyrick gave a description of the adult moth in 1885.[5] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1][6]

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are white, mixed with light grey and with some fine scattered black scales. There is a suffused blackish spot on the costa at the base. The first line is white and blackish-margined and the second line is whitish, margined with dark anteriorly. The hindwings are very pale whitish-grey. The lunule, postmedian line and hindmargin are slightly darker. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "NZOR Name Details - Eudonia philetaera (Meyrick, 1884)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/e8d393f4-5c33-4f5f-96fc-7212c366583f. 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/41863307. Retrieved 26 January 2018. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 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/33934523. Retrieved 26 January 2018. 
  6. "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15. 

Wikidata ☰ Q19597185 entry