Eudonia asterisca

Eudonia asterisca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eudonia
Species: E. asterisca
Binomial name
Eudonia asterisca
(Meyrick, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Xeroscopa asterisca Meyrick, 1885

Eudonia asterisca is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1885. It is found in New Zealand.[1]

The wingspan is 21–23 mm. The forewings are dull ochreous-fuscous, the basal and terminal areas suffused with dark greyish-fuscous. The hindwings are ochreous-grey-whitish with a distinct dark grey lunule. The hindmargin is suffused with dark grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[2]

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