Eudonia oculata

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Eudonia oculata
File:Eudonia oculata female.jpg
Female
File:Eudonia oculata male.jpg
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eudonia
Species:
E. oculata
Binomial name
Eudonia oculata
(Philpott, 1927)[1]
Synonyms
  • Scoparia oculata Philpott, 1927

Eudonia oculata is a moth in the family Crambidae.[2] It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1927.[3][4] This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1][5] The wingspan is 19–22 mm. The forewings are dull purplish-brown with a blackish reniform spot. The hindwings are fuscous-grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in February, April and November.[3][6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Eudonia oculata (Philpott, 1927)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  2. No label or title -- debug: Q45922947, p. 458, Wikidata Q45922947
  3. 3.0 3.1 Philpott, Alfred (1928). "Notes and Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute New Zealand Institute. 58: 80–90. Retrieved 26 January 2018.Public Domain 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: 157. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2018.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  6. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961; Volume 58, 1928