Eudonia colpota

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Eudonia colpota
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eudonia
Species:
E. colpota
Binomial name
Eudonia colpota
(Meyrick, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Scoparia colpotaMeyrick, 1888

Eudonia colpota is a moth in the family Crambidae. [1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1888. [2] It is endemic to New Zealand. [3] [4]

The wingspan is 17–18 mm. The forewings are ochreous-brown in the basal three-fifths, and the terminal two-fifths is light-grey. The hindwings are very pale whitish-grey, with a darker grey postmedian line and hindmargin. Adults have been recorded on wing in January. [2]

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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. 1 2 Meyrick, Edward (1888). "Notes on New Zealand Pyralidina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 20: 62–73. Retrieved 24 January 2018.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. "Eudonia colpota (Meyrick, 1888)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  4. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.