Biology:Eudonia cyptastis

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Short description: Species of moth


Eudonia cyptastis
Eudonia cyptastis female2.jpg
Female
Eudonia cyptastis male.jpg
Male
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E. cyptastis
Binomial name
Eudonia cyptastis
(Meyrick, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Scoparia cyptastis Meyrick, 1909

Eudonia cyptastis is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909.[2][3] This species is endemic to New Zealand.[4][5]

The wingspan is 17–20 mm. The forewings are fuscous, variably mixed or suffused with whitish. The hindwings are pale whitish-fuscous, with a faint yellowish tinge. The termen is suffused with fuscous. Adults have been recorded on wing in November.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13618228 entry