Eudonia extincta | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Eudonia |
Species: | E. extincta |
Binomial name | |
Eudonia extincta (Dyar, 1921) | |
Synonyms | |
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Eudonia extincta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1921. It is found in the Distrito Federal of Mexico. [1]
The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are uniform shining brownish grey. There are two small black dots at the end of the cell and a third beyond these. The outer line is pale and diffuse. It is followed by a broad ill-defined darker shade. There are black terminal dots at the ends of the veins. The hindwings are sordid whitish. Adults have been recorded on wing in August. [2]
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