Eudonia bisinualis

Eudonia bisinualis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Eudonia
Species:	E. bisinualis
Binomial name
Eudonia bisinualis (Hudson, 1928)
Synonyms
Scoparia bisinualisHudson, 1928

Eudonia bisinualis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. ^[1] It was described by George Vernon Hudson in 1928. ^{[2] [3]} This species is endemic to New Zealand. ^[4]

E. bisinualis has a well marked discal forewing streak and as such has been treated as a separate species. However it has been argued that as this wing patternation is variable, and that this species is outwardly identical in appearance to Eudonia cymatias , and finally that the male genitalia of both these species is identical, they should be regarded as the same species. ^[5]

Adults are on wing from October to May.

References

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. 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.
3. Hudson, G. V. (1928). The butterflies and moths of New Zealand. Wellington, NZ.: Ferguson & Osborn. p. 194. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
4. "NZOR Name Details - Eudonia bisinualis (Hudson, 1928)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
5. Hoare, R.J.B. "Notes on Scopariinae". www.landcareresearch.co.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 24 January 2018.^{[ permanent dead link ]}