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Species of moth
Eudonia cataxesta is a
moth in the family
Crambidae .
[1] It was described by
Edward Meyrick in 1884.
[2]
[3] It is
endemic to
New Zealand .
[4]
[5]
Description
Eudonia cataxesta
The
wingspan is 23–27 mm. The forewings are dark slaty-grey, with an indigo-bluish tinge and with fine scattered grey-whitish scales. The hindwings are whitish-grey with a darker grey hindmarginal band. Adults have been recorded on wing in January and February.
[6]
Host species
The caterpillars of this species are associated with mosses.
[7] Adult moths probably feed on the flowers of
Helichrysum intermedium .
[7]
References
^ 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. Retrieved 24 January 2018 .
^ Dugdale, J. S. (1988).
"Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF) . Fauna of New Zealand . 14 : 155. Archived from
the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2018 .
^
"Eudonia cataxesta (Meyrick, 1884)" . www.nzor.org.nz . Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-24 .
^
"GlobIZ search" . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . Retrieved 2014-07-15 .
^ Meyrick, E. (1885).
"Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera. IV.— Scopariadae" . 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 .
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a
b
"PlantSynz - Invertebrate herbivore biodiversity assessment tool: Database" . plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz . Retrieved 2018-07-13 .