Eudonia duospinata

Eudonia duospinata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Wei-Chun Li, Hou-Hun Li and Matthias Nuss in 2012. It is found in China (Fujian,[1] Guizhou) and Taiwan.

Eudonia duospinata
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E. duospinata
Binomial name
Eudonia duospinata
W.-C. Li, H.-H. Li & Nuss, 2012

The length of the forewings is 5–6 mm. The forewings are covered with blackish-brown scales. The antemedian, postmedian and subterminal lines are white. The hindwings are white.

Etymology

The species name refers to the uncus with posterolateral spine at each side in the male genitalia and is derived from Latin duo (meaning two) and spinatus (meaning spinose).[2]

References

  1. Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. Li, Weichun (January 2012). "One new species of the genus Eudonia Billberg (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Scopariinae) from China". Entomotaxonomia. 34 (2): 267–269 via ResearchGate.


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