Eudonia homala

Eudonia homala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eudonia
Species: E. homala
Binomial name
Eudonia homala
(Meyrick, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Scoparia homala Meyrick, 1885

Eudonia homala is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1885. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia.[1]

The wingspan is 15–18 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous, irrorated with black. There are black scales, forming longitudinal streaks at the base. The first line is whitish-ochreous, margined by black posteriorly. The second line is whitish-ochreous, margined by blackish anteriorly. The hindwings are ochreous-grey-whitish, with a greyer postmedian line and hindmarginal suffusion. Adults have been recorded on wing in October.[2]

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