Eudonia minualis

Eudonia minualis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae.[2] It was described by Francis Walker in 1866.[3][4] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Eudonia minualis
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Eudonia
Species:	E. minualis
Binomial name
Eudonia minualis (Walker, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
Scoparia minualis Walker, 1866 Scoparia chimeria Meyrick, 1885

The larvae feed on mosses on the bark of Olearia bullata and Olearia hectorii.[5]

References

1. "Eudonia minualis (Walker, 1866)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 26 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. Walker, Francis (1866). "Supplement, part 4". List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. pt. 34: 1121–1533. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
4. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 157. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
5. Patrick, B. H. (2000). Lepidoptera of small-leaved divaricating Olearia in New Zealand and their conservation priority (PDF). Wellington, N.Z.: New Zealand Department of Conservation. p. 21. ISBN 0478220154. OCLC 48661253.