Eudonia alopecias
| Eudonia alopecias | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Eudonia |
| Species: | E. alopecias |
| Binomial name | |
| Eudonia alopecias (Meyrick, 1901) | |
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Eudonia alopecias is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1901. It is found in New Zealand.[1]
The wingspan is about 23 mm for males and 18 mm for females. The forewings are ferruginous-brown, in males sprinkled with white towards the termen. The hindwings of the males are very pale whitish-fuscous, slightly brassy-tinged and the termen suffused with fuscous. The hindwings of the females are fuscous, becoming darker posteriorly. Adults have been recorded on wing in February.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ XVII. Descriptions of New Lepidoptera from New Zealand
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