Eudonia submarginalis

Eudonia submarginalis
Female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Eudonia
Species:	E. submarginalis
Binomial name
Eudonia submarginalis (Walker, 1863) [1]
Synonyms [2]
Hypochalcia submarginalisWalker, 1863 Nephopteryx maoriellaWalker, 1866 Scoparia submarginalis(Walker, 1863

Eudonia submarginalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. ^[3] It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. ^{[4] [2]} It is endemic to New Zealand. ^[1]

The larvae of this species feed on lichens, bryophytes and grasses. Adults of the species have been observed visiting the flowers of Leptospermum scoparium, Olearia virgata, Helichrysum intermedium and Dracophyllum acerosum likely feeding from and pollinating them. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. "Eudonia submarginalis (Walker, 1863)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
2. 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 27 January 2018.
3. 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.
4. Walker, Francis (1863). "Crambites and Tortricites". List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. pt. 27-28: 1–286. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
5. "Eudonia submarginalis (Walker, 1863) - Invertebrate herbivore report". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
6. Primack, Richard B. (1 July 1983). "Insect pollination in the New Zealand mountain flora" . New Zealand Journal of Botany. 21 (3): 317–333. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1983.10428561.