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Eudonia homala

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Eudonia

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.

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.

References

Eudonia homala Wikipedia