Eudonia locularis is a moth in the family Crambidae.[2] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912.[3][4] This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1][5]
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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. locularis
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The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are light grey, mixed with white and with some scattered black scales. There is a streak of black suffusion from the base of the costa. The first line is white, edged with black suffusion posteriorly. The second line is white, edged with black anteriorly. The hindwings are pale grey, becoming darker posteriorly. The discal mark and postmedian line are darker. Adults have been recorded on wing in January and February.[4]
References
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- ^ a b "NZOR Name Details - Eudonia locularis (Meyrick, 1912)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 458. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
- ^ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 156. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ a b Meyrick, E. (1912). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 44: 117–126. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
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- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
