Biology:Eudonia xysmatias

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Eudonia xysmatias
Eudonia xysmatias female.jpg
Female
Eudonia xysmatias male.jpg
Male
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E. xysmatias
Binomial name
Eudonia xysmatias
(Meyrick, 1907)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Scoparia xysmatias Meyrick, 1907

Eudonia xysmatias is a moth in the family Crambidae.[3] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1907.[4][2] This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1][5]

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with yellowish-ferruginous scales and suffused with black. The first and second lines are represented by a straight series of whitish scales surrounded with yellowish-ferruginous suffusion. The hindwings are dark grey, sprinkled with blackish.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Eudonia xysmatias (Meyrick, 1907)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/026d82cd-3bb2-459d-9c29-622cb6a83271. Retrieved 27 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: 158. https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/26324/FNZ14Dugdale1988.pdf. Retrieved 27 January 2018. 
  3. , p. 458 , Wikidata Q45922947
  4. 4.0 4.1 Meyrick, E. (1907). "Notes and descriptions of Lepidoptera." (in en). Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 39: 106–121. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9975195. Retrieved 27 January 2018. 
  5. "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13618379 entry