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Eudonia extincta

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Eudonia extincta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eudonia
Species:
E. extincta
Binomial name
Eudonia extincta
(Dyar, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Scoparia extincta Dyar, 1921

Eudonia extincta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1921. It is found in the Distrito Federal of Mexico.[1]

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are uniform shining brownish grey. There are two small black dots at the end of the cell and a third beyond these. The outer line is pale and diffuse. It is followed by a broad ill-defined darker shade. There are black terminal dots at the ends of the veins. The hindwings are sordid whitish. Adults have been recorded on wing in August.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ New forms of American moths (Lepidoptera)Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.