Eudonia cataxesta
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| Eudonia cataxesta (Meyrick, 1884)
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Eudonia cataxesta is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1884. It is found in New Zealand.[1]
The wingspan is 23–27 mm. The forewings are dark slaty-grey, with an indigo-bluish tinge and with fine scattered grey-whitish scales. The hindwings are whitish-grey with a darker grey hindmarginal band. Adults have been recorded on wing in January and February.[2]
References
- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961; Volume 17, 1884