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Eudonia feredayi

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Species of moth

Eudonia feredayi
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eudonia
Species: E. feredayi
Binomial name
Eudonia feredayi
(Knaggs, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Scoparia feredayi Knaggs, 1867
  • Scoparia moanalis C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875

Eudonia feredayi is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Henry Guard Knaggs in 1867. This species is endemic to New Zealand.

The wingspan is 18–21 mm. The forewings are reddish ochreous, irrorated (sprinkled) with dark reddish brown. The first line is whitish, dark margined posteriorly. The second line is white, dark margined anteriorly. The hindwings are pale whitish grey, tinged with ochreous. The postmedian line and hindmarginal band are darker grey. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to March.

References

  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. Knaggs, H.G. (1867). "New species of Scoparia (Lepidoptera) from New Zealand, collected by R.W. Fereday". The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 4: 80–81. ISSN 0013-8908. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  3. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 156. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  4. "Eudonia feredayi (Knaggs, 1867)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 25 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. Retrieved 25 January 2018. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Eudonia feredayi


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