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Eudonia bucolica

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Eudonia bucolica
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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)
  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.