Eudonia aphrodes

Eudonia aphrodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Eudonia
Species:	E. aphrodes
Binomial name
	Eudonia aphrodes; (Meyrick, 1884)[1]
Synonyms
	Scoparia aphrodes Meyrick, 1884;

Eudonia aphrodes is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Edward Meyrick in 1884. It is found in Australia,[2] where it has been recorded from New South Wales.

The wingspan is 15–17 mm. The forewings are clear ochreous white with fuscous markings, suffused with black. The hindwings are grey whitish, the hindmargin suffused with grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in October.[3]

References

Savela, Markku. "Scoparia aphrodes Meyrick, 1884". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
"Species Eudonia aphrodes Meyrick, 1885". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government Department of Environment and Energy. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
Meyrick, E. (1884). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 68–120 – via National Library of New Zealand.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Scoparia aphrodes Meyrick, 1884". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 4 March 2018.

[2] "Species Eudonia aphrodes Meyrick, 1885". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government Department of Environment and Energy. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2018.

[3] Meyrick, E. (1884). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 68–120 – via National Library of New Zealand.