Eudonia rakaiensis explained

Eudonia rakaiensis is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand.[2] [3]

Taxonomy

This species was described by Henry Guard Knaggs in 1867 and named Scoparia rakaiensis.[4] John S. Dugdale assigned this species to the genus Eudonia in 1988.[5] However he misspelt the specific epithet as rakaiaensis instead of the correct rakaiensis.[6]

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: NZOR Name Details - Eudonia rakaiaensis (Knaggs, 1867). www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. 26 January 2018.
  3. Web site: GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . 2014-07-15 .
  4. Knaggs. H.G.. 1867. New species of Scoparia (Lepidoptera) from New Zealand, collected by R.W. Fereday.. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. en. 4. 80–81. 0013-8908. Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  5. Dugdale. J. S.. Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa. Fauna of New Zealand. 1988. 14. 158. 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.
  6. Hoare. R. J. B.. Lepidoptera of gumland heaths—a threatened and rare ecosystem of northern New Zealand.. New Zealand Entomologist. 2011. 34. 1. 67–76. https://web.archive.org/web/20130208093939/http://ento.org.nz/nzentomologist/new_issues/NZEnto34_1_2011/Volume_34_67-76.pdf. dead. 2013-02-08. 10.1080/00779962.2011.9722212. 86494641. Internet Archive.

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