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Eudonia philerga

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Hexapoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Scientific name
  
Eudonia philerga

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Eudonia philerga

Eudonia philerga is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in New Zealand.

The wingspan is 17–21 mm. The forewings are white, mixed with grey and irrorated with black. There is a thick interrupted blackish streak from the base of the costa. The first line is white, blackish-margined posteriorly. The second line is white, dark-margined anteriorly. The hindwings are pale whitish-grey, somewhat tinged with ochreous. Adults have been recorded on wing in December, January, March and April.

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Eudonia philerga Wikipedia