CRAMBIDAE: Scoparinae ⁵

Eudonia steropaea (Meyrick, 1884). Endemic. Widespread & Common.

Habitat, seasonality and behaviour ⁶

Native forest. Adults are on the wing from October through to May. They fly at night and come to light.

Life History ⁶

Unrecorded.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Possums' End, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eudonia_steropaea_58357522.jpg
2. (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Steer
3. (c) Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd., some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eudonia_steropaea_male.jpg
4. George Vernon Hudson , no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fig_8_MA_I437621_TePapa_Plate-XXII-The-butterflies_full_(cropped).jpg
5. Adapted by Tony Steer from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eudonia_steropaea
6. (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNaturalist NZ taxon page
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• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants

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