Eudonia chlamydota

Eudonia chlamydota is a moth in the family Crambidae.[2] It was named by Edward Meyrick in 1884.[3][4] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1][5]

Eudonia chlamydota
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E. chlamydota
Binomial name
Eudonia chlamydota
(Meyrick, 1884)[1]
Synonyms
  • Scoparia chlamydota Meyrick, 1884

The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish, the basal half suffused with blackish. The hindwings are whitish, but the postmedian line and apical suffusion are faintly grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[6]

References

  1. "NZOR Name Details - Eudonia chlamydota (Meyrick, 1884)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  2. Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 458. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
  3. Meyrick, E. (1884). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. IV. Scopariadae". New Zealand Journal of Science. 2: 235–237. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  4. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 155. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  5. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  6. Meyrick, E. (1885). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera. IV.— Scopariadae". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 68–120 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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