Eudonia wolongensis

Eudonia wolongensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eudonia
Species: E. wolongensis
Binomial name
Eudonia wolongensis
Li, Li & Nuss, 2012

Eudonia wolongensis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Li, Li and Nuss in 2012.[1] It is found in China (Sichuan).

The length of the forewings is 8–9 mm. The forewings are somewhat suffused with blackish brown scales. The antemedian, postmedian and subterminal lines are white. The hindwings are greyish white, the apex and termen are covered with sparse pale brown scales.

Etymology

The species name refers to the type locality, the Wolong National Natural Reserve in Sichuan Province.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Li, W.-c., 2012: One new species of the genus Eudonia Billberg (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Scopariinae) from China. Entomotaxonomia 34 (2): 267-269.


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