Eudonia extincta

Eudonia extincta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1921. It is found in the Distrito Federal of Mexico.[1]

Eudonia extincta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Eudonia
Species:
E. extincta
Binomial name
Eudonia extincta
(Dyar, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Scoparia extincta Dyar, 1921

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are uniform shining brownish grey. There are two small black dots at the end of the cell and a third beyond these. The outer line is pale and diffuse. It is followed by a broad ill-defined darker shade. There are black terminal dots at the ends of the veins. The hindwings are sordid whitish. Adults have been recorded on wing in August.[2]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. New forms of American moths (Lepidoptera)


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