Biology:Eudonia rakaiensis

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Short description: Species of moth


Eudonia rakaiensis
Eudonia rakaiensis male2.jpg
Male
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E. rakaiensis
Binomial name
Eudonia rakaiensis
(Knaggs, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Scoparia rakaiensis Knaggs, 1867
  • (Knaggs, 1867) Eudonia rakaiaensis

Eudonia rakaiensis is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand.[2][3]

Taxonomy

This species was described by Henry Guard Knaggs in 1867 and named Scoparia rakaiensis.[4] John S. Dugdale assigned this species to the genus Eudonia in 1988.[5] However he misspelt the specific epithet as rakaiaensis instead of the correct rakaiensis.[6]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q19597196 entry