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Eudonia asterisca

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Eudonia asterisca
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E. asterisca
Binomial name
Eudonia asterisca
(Meyrick, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Xeroscopa asterisca Meyrick, 1885

Eudonia asterisca is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1885. It is found in New Zealand.[1]

The wingspan is 21–23 mm. The forewings are dull ochreous-fuscous, the basal and terminal areas suffused with dark greyish-fuscous. The hindwings are ochreous-grey-whitish with a distinct dark grey lunule. The hindmargin is suffused with dark grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[2]

References

  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute