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Eudonia cyptastis

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Eudonia cyptastis
Female
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eudonia
Species:
E. cyptastis
Binomial name
Eudonia cyptastis
(Meyrick, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Scoparia cyptastis Meyrick, 1909

Eudonia cyptastis is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909.[2][3] This species is endemic to New Zealand.[4][5]

The wingspan is 17–20 mm. The forewings are fuscous, variably mixed or suffused with whitish. The hindwings are pale whitish-fuscous, with a faint yellowish tinge. The termen is suffused with fuscous. Adults have been recorded on wing in November.[2]

References

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  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. ^ a b Meyrick, E. (1909). "Notes and descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 41: 5–16. Retrieved 24 January 2018 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 155. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Eudonia cyptastis (Meyrick, 1909)". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  5. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.