Eudonia alopecias is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1901. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been found at Aoraki / Mount Cook in February.
This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1901 using specimens collected at Aoraki / Mount Cook in February by R. W. Fereday and named Scoparia alopecias.[1] [2] Hudson discussed this species in his book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand.[3] In 1988 John S. Dugdale placed this species in the genus Eudonia. The male lectotype is held at the Natural History Museum, London.
Meyrick described the species as follows:
This species is endemic to New Zealand and is found at Mount Cook.[4]
Adults have been recorded on wing in February.