Eudonia microphthalma

Eudonia microphthalma
	Male
	Female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Eudonia
Species:	E. microphthalma
Binomial name
	Eudonia microphthalma; (Meyrick, 1885)
Synonyms
	Scoparia microphthalma Meyrick, 1885 ;

Eudonia microphthalma is a moth in the family Crambidae.^[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1884.^[2]^[3] It is endemic to New Zealand.^[4]^[5]

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are blackish, irrorated with white. There is a small ochreous-yellow spot near the base, followed by a faint whitish transverse line. Both the first and second line are whitish, margined by dark. The hindwings are fuscous-grey, becoming darker posteriorly. Adults have been recorded on wing in December.^[6]

References

^ 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.
^ Meyrick, Edward (1884). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera". New Zealand Journal of Science. 2: 235–237. Retrieved 26 January 2018 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
^ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 157. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
^ "NZOR Name Details - Eudonia microphthalma (Meyrick, 1884)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
^ Meyrick, E. (1885). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. IV. Scopariidae". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 68–120. Retrieved 26 January 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[NZIB-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] Meyrick, Edward (1884). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera". New Zealand Journal of Science. 2: 235–237. Retrieved 26 January 2018 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

[Dugdale1988-3] Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 157. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2018.

[NZOR-4] "NZOR Name Details - Eudonia microphthalma (Meyrick, 1884)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 26 January 2018.

[5] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[6] Meyrick, E. (1885). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. IV. Scopariidae". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 68–120. Retrieved 26 January 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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