Eudonia colpota
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Eudonia colpota is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1888.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[3][4]
The wingspan is 17–18 mm. The forewings are ochreous-brown in the basal three-fifths, and the terminal two-fifths is light-grey. The hindwings are very pale whitish-grey, with a darker grey postmedian line and hindmargin. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[2]
References
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- ^ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 458. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ a b Meyrick, Edward (1888). "Notes on New Zealand Pyralidina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 20: 62–73. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Eudonia colpota (Meyrick, 1888)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.