Eudonia periphanes explained

Eudonia periphanes is a moth in the family Crambidae.^[1] It was named by Edward Meyrick in 1884.^{[2] [3]} Meyrick gave a detailed description of this species in 1885.^[4] It is endemic to New Zealand.^{[5] [6]}

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are grey, slightly brownish-tinged. There is a thick black streak from the base of the costa. The first line is white, margined by black posteriorly. The second line is white, margined by blackish. The hindwings are pale whitish-grey, but the postmedian line and hindmargin are darker grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.^[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. 26 January 2018. Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. Dugdale. J. S.. Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa. Fauna of New Zealand. 1988. 14. 158. 27 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.
5. Web site: NZOR Name Details - Eudonia periphanes (Meyrick, 1884). www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. 26 January 2018.
6. Web site: GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . 2014-07-15 .