Eudonia pachyerga
Eudonia pachyerga is a moth in the family Crambidae.[3] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1927.[2][4] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1][5]
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The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are brown, mixed with blackish-fuscous. The first and second lines are whitish, edged with a blackish shade posteriorly. The hindwings are pale brassy-greyish. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[4]
References
- "Eudonia pachyerga (Meyrick, 1927)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 157. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- 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.
- Meyrick, E. (1927). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 57: 697–702 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
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