Eudonia gyrotoma explained

Eudonia gyrotoma is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909.[2] [3] This species is endemic to New Zealand.[4] [5]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are light brassy-yellowish-fuscous, irrorated with white and sprinkled with dark fuscous. The hindwings are grey-whitish, the costa and termen suffused with light grey.

Notes and References

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  2. Meyrick. E.. 1909. Notes and descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. en. 41. 5–16. Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. Dugdale. J. S.. Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa. Fauna of New Zealand. 1988. 14. 156. 25 January 2018. 27 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190127012448/https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/26324/FNZ14Dugdale1988.pdf. dead.
  4. Web site: Eudonia gyrotoma (Meyrick, 1909). www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. 2018-01-25.
  5. Web site: GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . 2014-07-15 .