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Eudonia periphanes

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Eudonia periphanes
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eudonia
Species:
E. periphanes
Binomial name
Eudonia periphanes
(Meyrick, 1884)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Scoparia periphanes Meyrick, 1884

Eudonia periphanes is a moth in the family Crambidae.[3] It was named by Edward Meyrick in 1884.[4][2] Meyrick gave a detailed description of this species in 1885.[5] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1][6]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are grey, slightly brownish-tinged. There is a thick black streak from the base of the costa. The first line is white, margined by black posteriorly. The second line is white, margined by blackish. The hindwings are pale whitish-grey, but the postmedian line and hindmargin are darker grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "NZOR Name Details - Eudonia periphanes (Meyrick, 1884)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 158. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b 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. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.