Eudonia critica
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Eudonia |
| Species: | E. critica
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Eudonia critica is a moth in the family Crambidae.[2] It was named by Edward Meyrick in 1884.[1][3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1][4]
The wingspan is 13–15.5 mm. The forewings are fuscous-grey, mixed with blackish. The median space is irrorated with white. The hindwings are dark fuscous-grey, becoming darker posteriorly. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[5]
References
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- ^ a b c "Eudonia critica (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: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 458. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
- ^ Meyrick, E. (1884). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. IV. Scopariadae". New Zealand Journal of Science. 2: 235–237. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Meyrick, E. (1885). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera. IV.— Scopariadae". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 68–120 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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