Eudonia choristis

Eudonia choristis
	Female
	Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Eudonia
Species:	E. choristis
Binomial name
	Eudonia choristis; (Meyrick, 1907)[1]
Synonyms
	Scoparia choristis Meyrick, 1907 ;

Eudonia choristis is a moth in the family Crambidae.[2] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1907.[3][4] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1][5]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are white, sprinkled with fuscous. The base is suffused with fuscous, with a few black scales. The hindwings are light grey with brassy reflections. They are paler towards the base. Adults have been recorded on wing in November.[3]

References

"Eudonia choristis (Meyrick, 1907)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 458. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
Meyrick, Edward (1907). "Notes and descriptions of Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 39: 106–121. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 155. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
"GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

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[NZOR-1] "Eudonia choristis (Meyrick, 1907)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 24 January 2018.

[NZIB-2] Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 458. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.

[:0-3] Meyrick, Edward (1907). "Notes and descriptions of Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 39: 106–121. Retrieved 24 January 2018.

[4] Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 155. Retrieved 24 January 2018.

[5] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.