Eudonia meliturga explained

Eudonia meliturga is a moth in the family Crambidae.^[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1905.^{[2] [3]} This species is endemic to New Zealand.^{[4] [5]}

The wingspan is 17–19 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish, suffused with pale ochreous-yellowish in the disc and sprinkled with dark fuscous. The first line is ochreous-white, edged posteriorly with dark fuscous suffusion. The second line is ochreous-white, edged anteriorly with dark fuscous. The terminal area is irrorated with dark fuscous and there is an ochreous-whitish subterminal line, as well as an interrupted ochreous-white terminal line. The hindwings are pale whitish-grey, suffused with grey posteriorly. Adults have been recorded on wing in December and January.

Notes and References

1. 458.
2. Meyrick. E.. 1905-07-01. Notes on New Zealand Lepidoptera.. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London. en. 53. 2. 219–244. 10.1111/j.1365-2311.1905.tb02451.x. 1365-2311. Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. Dugdale. J. S.. Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa. Fauna of New Zealand. 1988. 14. 157. 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: Eudonia meliturga (Meyrick, 1905). 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 .