Eudonia linealis

Eudonia linealis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand. It is classified as "Data Deficient" by the Department of Conservation.

Taxonomy

It was originally described by Francis Walker in 1866 using a specimen collected in Nelson by T. R. Oxley and named Scoparia linealis. Hudson discussed this species in his 1928 publication The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand as a synonym of Scoparia submarginalis. 1988 John S. Dugdale placed the species in the genus Eudonia. There is debate as to whether this species is recognised as the type specimen is lacking its abdomen. It has been hypothesized that the holotype of this species, held at the Natural History Museum, London, may be a worn specimen of Eudonia philerga.

Walker described the species as follows:

This species is endemic to New Zealand. The type specimen was collected in Nelson. This species has possibly been rediscovered at Canaan Downs on Takaka Hill by Ian Millar.

This species has been classified as having the "Data Deficient" conservation status under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.