Eudonia microphthalma

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

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

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are blackish, irrorated with white. There is a small ochreous-yellow spot near the base, followed by a faint whitish transverse line. Both the first and second line are whitish, margined by dark. The hindwings are fuscous-grey, becoming darker posteriorly. Adults have been recorded on wing in December.[2]

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