Eudonia philerga

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

Eudonia philerga is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in New Zealand.

The wingspan is 17–21 mm. The forewings are white, mixed with grey and irrorated with black. There is a thick interrupted blackish streak from the base of the costa. The first line is white, blackish-margined posteriorly. The second line is white, dark-margined anteriorly. The hindwings are pale whitish-grey, somewhat tinged with ochreous. Adults have been recorded on wing in December, January, March and April.[1]

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