Biology:Eudonia bucolica

Short description: Species of moth

Eudonia bucolica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Eudonia
Species:	E. bucolica
Binomial name
Eudonia bucolica (Meyrick, 1899)
Synonyms
Scoparia bucolica Meyrick, 1899 Scoparia macrophanes Meyrick, 1888 Scoparia pyrseutis Meyrick, 1899

Eudonia bucolica is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii.

The wingspan is 17–21 mm.

The larvae of ssp. bucolica have been recorded feeding on moss.

Subspecies

• Eudonia bucolica bucolica (Oahu, Molokai)
• Eudonia bucolica macrophanes Meyrick, 1888 (Maui)
• Eudonia bucolica pyrseutis Meyrick, 1899 (Hawaii)

External links

• Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5406602 entry