Eudonia thyridias explained

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

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are brownish, irrorated with dark fuscous. The first line is white and there is an oblong pellucid patch in the middle of the disc, preceded and followed by blotches of orange suffusion. The second line is white and the subterminal line is whitish. The hindwings are light grey, but darker terminally.

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. 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. Web site: Eudonia thyridias (Meyrick, 1905). www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. 27 January 2018.
5. Web site: GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . 2014-07-15 .