Eudonia homala
| Eudonia homala | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Eudonia |
| Species: | E. homala |
| Binomial name | |
| Eudonia homala (Meyrick, 1885) | |
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Eudonia homala is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1885. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia.[1]
The wingspan is 15–18 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous, irrorated with black. There are black scales, forming longitudinal streaks at the base. The first line is whitish-ochreous, margined by black posteriorly. The second line is whitish-ochreous, margined by blackish anteriorly. The hindwings are ochreous-grey-whitish, with a greyer postmedian line and hindmarginal suffusion. Adults have been recorded on wing in October.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961; Volume 17, 1884