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Eudonia quaestoria

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Eudonia quaestoria
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 quaestoria Meyrick, 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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. 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: 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.