Biology:Eudonia octophora

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Short description: Species of moth


Eudonia octophora
Eudonia octophora female.jpg
Female
Eudonia octophora male.jpg
Male
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E. octophora
Binomial name
Eudonia octophora
(Meyrick, 1884)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Xeroscopa octophora Meyrick, 1884

Eudonia octophora is a species of moth of the family Crambidae.[3] It was named by Edward Meyrick in 1884.[4][2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

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.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Eudonia octophora (Meyrick, 1884)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/356bac81-013d-48ee-8223-6c64692ae1f5. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand 14: 157. https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/26324/FNZ14Dugdale1988.pdf. Retrieved 26 January 2018. 
  3. , p. 458 , Wikidata Q45922947
  4. Meyrick, Edward (1884). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera" (in en). New Zealand Journal of Science 2: 235–237. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41863308. 
  5. Meyrick, E. (1885). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. IV. Scopariidae" (in en). Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 17: 68–120. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33934548. Retrieved 26 January 2018.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q5406682 entry