Eudonia bucolica
Appearance
Eudonia bucolica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Eudonia |
Species: | E. bucolica
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Binomial name | |
Eudonia bucolica (Meyrick, 1899)
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Synonyms | |
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Eudonia bucolica is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii.
The wingspan is 17–21 mm.
The larvae of ssp. bucolica have been recorded feeding on moss.
Subspecies
[edit]- Eudonia bucolica bucolica (Oahu, Molokai)
- Eudonia bucolica macrophanes Meyrick, 1888 (Maui)
- Eudonia bucolica pyrseutis Meyrick, 1899 (Hawaii)
External links
[edit]- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.