Eudonia octophora
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Eudonia |
| Species: | E. octophora
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Eudonia octophora is a species of moth of the family Crambidae.[3] It was named by Edward Meyrick in 1884.[4][2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
The wingspan is 22–24 mm. The forewings are brownish-ochreous, irrorated with dark fuscous, forming dark lines on the veins. There are a few white scales. The first line is pale, dark-margined posteriorly and the second line is whitish and also dark-margined. The hindwings are ochreous-grey-whitish, with the postmedian line and apex greyer. Adults have been recorded on wing in December, January and March.[5]
References[edit]
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- ^ a b "Eudonia octophora (Meyrick, 1884)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ a b Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 157. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 458. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
- ^ Meyrick, Edward (1884). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera". New Zealand Journal of Science. 2: 235–237 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Meyrick, E. (1885). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. IV. Scopariidae". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 68–120. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
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