Eudonia xysmatias is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1907. This species is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed and collected in Otago. This species inhabits wetlands. Adults are day flying and are on the wing in December and January.
This species was first described by Edward Meyrick and named Scoparia xysmatias.[2] In 1928 George Hudson described and illustrated this species under that name.[3] In 1988 John S. Dugdale placed this species in the genus Eudonia. The male holotype, collected by J. H. Lewis in the Old Man Range / Kopuwai in Central Otago, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[4]
Meyrick described this species as follows:
This species is endemic to New Zealand.[5] Along with, This species has been observed or collected in Otago at the type locality of Old Man Range as well as at Bold Peak at the head of Lake Wakatipu, in the Kakanui Mountains and at Happy Valley.[6]
This moth inhabits various wetlands.
E. xysmatias is a day flying moth. Adults are on the wing in December and January.