Eudonia octophora explained

Eudonia octophora is a species of moth of the family Crambidae.^[1] It was named by Edward Meyrick in 1884.^{[2] [3]} It is endemic to New Zealand.

The wingspan is 22–24 mm. The forewings are brownish-ochreous, irrorated with dark fuscous, forming dark lines on the veins. There are a few white scales. The first line is pale, dark-margined posteriorly and the second line is whitish and also dark-margined. The hindwings are ochreous-grey-whitish, with the postmedian line and apex greyer. Adults have been recorded on wing in December, January and March.^[4]

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. 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. 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.