Eudonia manganeutis explained

Eudonia manganeutis is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was named by Edward Meyrick in 1884.[2] [3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[4] [5]

The wingspan is 17–18 mm. The forewings are light grey, mixed with white and irrorated with black. The first line is white, margined by dark posteriorly. The second line is whitish and also dark-margined. The hindwings are whitish-grey with a grey hindmargin. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[6]

The larvae of this species feed on mosses.[7]

Notes and References

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  2. Meyrick. Edward. 1884. Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera. New Zealand Journal of Science. en. 2. 235–237. Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. Dugdale. J. S.. Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa. Fauna of New Zealand. 1988. 14. 156. 26 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: NZOR Name Details - Eudonia manganeutis (Meyrick, 1884). www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. 26 January 2018.
  5. Web site: GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . 2014-07-15 .
  6. Meyrick. E.. Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. IV. Scopariidae. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 1885. 17. 68–120. 26 January 2018. en.
  7. Web site: Eudonia manganeutis (Meyrick, 1884) - Invertebrate herbivore report. plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. 2019-07-23.

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