Eudonia feredayi

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Eudonia feredayi
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Male
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Female
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eudonia
Species:
E. feredayi
Binomial name
Eudonia feredayi
(Knaggs, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Scoparia feredayiKnaggs, 1867
  • Scoparia moanalisC. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875

Eudonia feredayi is a moth in the family Crambidae. [1] It was described by Henry Guard Knaggs in 1867. [2] [3] This species is endemic to New Zealand. [4] [5]

The wingspan is 18–21 mm. The forewings are reddish ochreous, irrorated (sprinkled) with dark reddish brown. The first line is whitish, dark margined posteriorly. The second line is white, dark margined anteriorly. The hindwings are pale whitish grey, tinged with ochreous. The postmedian line and hindmarginal band are darker grey. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to March. [6]

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References

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