Eudonia meristis
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Eudonia |
Species: | E. meristis
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Binomial name | |
Eudonia meristis (Meyrick, 1899)
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Eudonia meristis is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu, Molokai, Kauai and Hawaii. The larvae feed on moss.[1]
Subspecies
[edit]- Eudonia meristis meristis (Oahu, Molokai, Hawaii)
- Eudonia meristis halmaea Meyrick, 1899 (Kauai)
References
[edit]- ^ Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.
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