Eudonia axena is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1884. It is endemic to New Zealand.
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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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| Eudonia axena (Meyrick, 1884)
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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
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.
