Eudonia colpota

Eudonia colpota
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eudonia
Species:
E. colpota
Binomial name
Eudonia colpota
(Meyrick, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Scoparia colpota Meyrick, 1888

Eudonia colpota is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1888.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[3][4]

The wingspan is 17–18 mm. The forewings are ochreous-brown in the basal three-fifths, and the terminal two-fifths is light-grey. The hindwings are very pale whitish-grey, with a darker grey postmedian line and hindmargin. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Meyrick, Edward (1888). "Notes on New Zealand Pyralidina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 20: 62–73. Retrieved 24 January 2018.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "Eudonia colpota (Meyrick, 1888)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  4. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.


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