Eudonia bucolica

Eudonia bucolica is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii.

Eudonia bucolica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Eudonia
Species:
E. bucolica
Binomial name
Eudonia bucolica
(Meyrick, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Scoparia bucolica Meyrick, 1899
  • Scoparia macrophanes Meyrick, 1888
  • Scoparia pyrseutis Meyrick, 1899

The wingspan is 17–21 mm.

The larvae of ssp. bucolica have been recorded feeding on moss.

Subspecies
  • Eudonia bucolica bucolica (Oahu, Molokai)
  • Eudonia bucolica macrophanes Meyrick, 1888 (Maui)
  • Eudonia bucolica pyrseutis Meyrick, 1899 (Hawaii)
  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.


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