Eudonia octophora
| Eudonia octophora | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Eudonia |
| Species: | E. octophora |
| Binomial name | |
| Eudonia octophora (Meyrick, 1885)[1] | |
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Eudonia octophora is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is known from New Zealand.
The wingspan is 22–24 mm. The forewings are brownish-ochreous, irrorated with dark fuscous, forming dark lines on the veins. There are a few white scales. The first line is pale, dark-margined posteriorly and the second line is whitish and also dark-margined. The hindwings are ochreous-grey-whitish, with the postmedian line and apex greyer. Adults have been recorded on wing in December, January and March.[2]
References
- ↑ "NZ Lepidoptera collection localities". Landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ↑ Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961; Volume 17, 1884
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