Eudonia trivirgatus explained

Eudonia trivirgatus is a moth in the family Crambidae.^[1] It was first described by Cajetan Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875 as Crambus trivirgatus.^{[2] [3]} It is endemic to New Zealand.^{[4] [5]}

The wingspan is 16–23 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous, the veins lined with white. There is a blackish-fuscous median streak from the base to the apex, interrupted by a narrow bar before the middle. There is also a blackish-fuscous longitudinal wedge-shaped mark above the anal angle and usually a hindmarginal row of cloudy blackish dots. The hindwings are grey whitish in males and whitish grey in females. Adults have been recorded on wing in December, February and March.^[6]

Notes and References

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2. Felder. Cajetan. Rogenhofer. Alois Friedrich. 1864–1867. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. Von W. en. pt.9:Bd.2:Abt.2 (1864-1867) Atlas. Plate CXXXVII fig 29. 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 trivirgata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875). 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.
6. Meyrick. E.. 1885. Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera. IV.— Scopariadae.. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. en. 17. 68–120. Biodiversity Heritage Library.