Eudonia leptalea explained

Eudonia leptalea is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] This species is endemic to New Zealand, including the Chatham Islands.[2]

Taxonomy

This species was originally named Scoparia leptalea by Edward Meyrick in 1884.[3] [4] [5] Meyrick gave a description of the species in 1885. John S. Dugdale assigned this species to the genus Eudonia in 1988.[6] However he misspelt the specific epithet leptalaea.[7]

Description

The wingspan is 16–19 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous or ochreous-grey, irrorated with dark fuscous or black, and densely irrorated with whitish. The markings are variable in distinctness and may sometimes be almost obsolete. The first line is white, margined by dark posteriorly. The second line is white and margined by dark. The hindwings are whitish-grey. The postmedian line is darker and the hindmargin is suffused with darker grey. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to March.[8]

Notes and References

  1. 458.
  2. Web site: GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . 2014-07-15 .
  3. Meyrick. E.. Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. IV. Scopariadae.. New Zealand Journal of Science. 1884. 2. 235–237. 25 January 2018. en.
  4. Web site: Notes on Scopariinae. Hoare. Robert. March 2012. www.landcareresearch.co.nz. en. 2017-10-27.
  5. Book: Hudson, G. V.. The butterflies and moths of New Zealand.. Ferguson & Osborn Ltd. 1928. Wellington. 194.
  6. 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.
  7. Hoare. R. J. B.. Lepidoptera of gumland heaths—a threatened and rare ecosystem of northern New Zealand.. New Zealand Entomologist. 2011. 34. 1. 67–76. https://web.archive.org/web/20130208093939/http://ento.org.nz/nzentomologist/new_issues/NZEnto34_1_2011/Volume_34_67-76.pdf. dead. 2013-02-08. 10.1080/00779962.2011.9722212. 86494641. Internet Archive.
  8. Meyrick. E.. Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. IV. Scopariidae. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 1885. 17. 68–120. 25 January 2018. en.

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