Eudonia meristis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eudonia
Species:
E. meristis
Binomial name
Eudonia meristis
(Meyrick, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Scoparia meristis Meyrick, 1899
  • Scoparia halmaea Meyrick, 1899

Eudonia meristis is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu, Molokai, Kauai and Hawaii. The larvae feed on moss.[1]

Subspecies

  • Eudonia meristis meristis (Oahu, Molokai, Hawaii)
  • Eudonia meristis halmaea Meyrick, 1899 (Kauai)

References

  1. ↑ Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.
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