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Eudonia luminatrix

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Species of moth

Eudonia luminatrix
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eudonia
Species: E. luminatrix
Binomial name
Eudonia luminatrix
(Meyrick, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Scoparia luminatrix Meyrick, 1909

Eudonia luminatrix is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. This species is endemic to New Zealand.

The wingspan is 19–22 mm. The forewings are deep ochreous-brown, streaked with blackish on the veins. The first and second lines are white, edged posteriorly with black suffusion. The hindwings are whitish-fuscous tinged with brassy-yellowish. The discal spot, postmedian line and terminal fascia are fuscous. Adults have been recorded on wing in October and November.

References

  1. ^ "Eudonia luminatrix (Meyrick, 1909)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  2. ^ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 156. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  3. Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 458. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
  4. ^ Meyrick, E. (1909). "Notes and descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 41: 5–16. Retrieved 26 January 2018. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
Taxon identifiers
Eudonia luminatrix


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