Eudonia hemiplaca explained

Eudonia hemiplaca is a moth in the family Crambidae.^[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1899.^[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.^{[3] [4]}

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with purplish reflections. There is an obscure line on the lower half which is slightly paler than the ground-colour, as well as a suboblong white blotch which is sprinkled with fuscous and margined by black suffusion. There is second line, which is also slightly paler than the ground-colour. This line is darker-margined and forms a whitish dot on the costa. The hindwings are pale grey with indications of a faint paler postmedian line.^[5]

Larvae have been recorded feeding on mosses.

Notes and References

1. 458.
2. 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.
3. Web site: NZOR Name Details - Eudonia hemiplaca (Meyrick, 1889). www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. 25 January 2018.
4. Web site: GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . 2014-07-15 .
5. Meyrick. E.. Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 1889. 21. 154–188. 25 January 2018. en.