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Eudonia microphthalma
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Male
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Female
Scientific classification
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Eudonia
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E. microphthalma
Binomial name
Eudonia microphthalma
(Meyrick, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Scoparia microphthalma Meyrick, 1885

Eudonia microphthalma is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1884. It is endemic to New Zealand.

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are blackish, irrorated with white. There is a small ochreous-yellow spot near the base, followed by a faint whitish transverse line. Both the first and second line are whitish, margined by dark. The hindwings are fuscous-grey, becoming darker posteriorly. Adults have been recorded on wing in December.

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