Eudonia medinella

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Eudonia medinella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eudonia
Species:
E. medinella
Binomial name
Eudonia medinella
(Snellen, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Scoparia medinella Snellen, 1890

Eudonia medinella is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Pieter Cornelius Tobias Snellen in 1890. It is found in Sikkim, India.[1]

The wingspan is 15.5–16.5 mm. The basal fourth of the forewings is black with bluish-grey scales. The ground colour of the remainder of the forewings is bluish white. The first line is bluish white. The second line is narrowly edged with black towards the base. The hindwings are shining pale grey.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  2. ^ Snellen, Pieter C. T. (1890). "A catalogue of the Pyralidina of Sikkim collected by Henry J. Elwes and the late Otto Möller". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1890: 571 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.