Eudonia philetaera explained

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

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are white, mixed with light grey and with some fine scattered black scales. There is a suffused blackish spot on the costa at the base. The first line is white and blackish-margined and the second line is whitish, margined with dark anteriorly. The hindwings are very pale whitish-grey. The lunule, postmedian line and hindmargin are slightly darker. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.

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. 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.
5. Web site: NZOR Name Details - Eudonia philetaera (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 .