Eudonia asterisca
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Eudonia asterisca is a moth in the Crambidae family.[3] It was named by Edward Meyrick in 1884.[4][5] It is endemic to New Zealand.[6]
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.[7]
References
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- ^ "Eudonia asterisca (Meyrick, 1884)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Xeroscopa asterisca Meyrick, 1884". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ 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) - ^ Meyrick, E. (1884). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. IV. Scopariadae". New Zealand Journal of Science. 2: 235–237. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 155. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Meyrick, Edward (1885). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera. IV.— Scopariadae". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 68–120 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.