About Eudonia sabulosella (Walker, 1863)
When Walker first described Eudonia sabulosella, he provided the following description of the female: The species is cinereous fawn-colour. Labial palpi are slightly longer than the breadth of the head. The abdomen extends a little beyond the hind wings. Fore wings are narrow, with a black discal point and black marginal points; the exterior border is almost straight and slightly oblique. Hind wings are pale cinereous. The body length is 4+1⁄2 lines, and the wing length is 10 lines. This species is variable, with some specimens much darker than others. Despite this variation, E. sabulosella can be distinguished from similar species because its forewings always have a pale ochreous ground colour, along with two distinct blackish dots. This species is endemic to New Zealand. It is generally distributed throughout the country, and can also be found on the Chatham Islands, Stewart Island, and the Auckland Islands. Adult moths of this species pollinate Olearia virgata, Helichrysum selago, Praria angulata, Corokia cotoneaster, Dracophyllum acerosum and Pimelea sericeo-villosa.
