Eudonia deltophora

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

Eudonia deltophora
male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eudonia
Species:
E. deltophora
Binomial name
Eudonia deltophora
(Meyrick, 1884)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Scoparia deltophora Meyrick, 1884

The wingspan is 21–23 mm. The forewings are light greyish-ochreous, irrorated with whitish. The hindwings are grey-whitish. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[6]

References

  1. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 155. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  2. Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 458. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
  3. Meyrick, E. (1884). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. IV. Scopariadae". New Zealand Journal of Science. 2: 235–237. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  4. "Eudonia deltophora (Meyrick, 1884)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  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. Retrieved 24 January 2018.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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