Eudonia bucolica is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Eudonia |
| Species: | E. bucolica
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| Binomial name | |
| Eudonia bucolica (Meyrick, 1899)
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The wingspan is 17–21 mm.
The larvae of ssp. bucolica have been recorded feeding on moss.
Subspecies
edit- Eudonia bucolica bucolica (Oahu, Molokai)
- Eudonia bucolica macrophanes Meyrick, 1888 (Maui)
- Eudonia bucolica pyrseutis Meyrick, 1899 (Hawaii)
External links
edit- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.