Eudonia quaestoria

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Eudonia quaestoria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eudonia
Species:
E. quaestoria
Binomial name
Eudonia quaestoria
(Meyrick, 1929) [1]
Synonyms
  • Scoparia quaestoriaMeyrick, 1929

Eudonia quaestoria is a moth in the family Crambidae. [2] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929. [3] [4] This species is endemic to New Zealand. [1] [5]

The wingspan is 22–25 mm. The forewings are brown, with a slight ferruginous tinge. The first and second lines are whitish. The hindwings are whitish-grey, but greyer posteriorly. Adults have been recorded on wing in November. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "NZOR Name Details - Eudonia quaestoria (Meyrick, 1929)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  2. 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.
  3. 1 2 Meyrick, E. (1930). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 60: 483–490 via National Library of New Zealand.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 158. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  5. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.