Eudonia axena
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Eudonia |
| Species: | E. axena
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| Binomial name | |
| Eudonia axena (Meyrick, 1884)
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Eudonia axena is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1884. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy[edit]
E. axena was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1884 using three specimens collected on grassy slopes at 4,500ft at Arthur's Pass and named Scoparia axena.[2] Meyrick gave a fuller description of the species in 1885.[3] The lectotype specimen, collected at Arthur's Pass, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[4]
Description[edit]
The wingspan is 19–26 mm. The forewings are variable in colour, but the markings are always of the same form. They are sometimes mixed with ochreous-greenish, or partially blackish. In males, the markings are suffused with blackish towards the costa. The hindwings of the males are pale grey, while they are ochreous posteriorly in females.
Distribution[edit]
This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1][5]
Behaviour[edit]
Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Meyrick, E. (1884). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. IV. Scopariadae". New Zealand Journal of Science. 2: 235–237 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ a b Meyrick, E. (1885). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-lepidoptera. IV. Scopariidae". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 68–120 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ John Stewart Dugdale (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 155. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
- ^ "Eudonia axena (Meyrick, 1884)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
