Biology:Omiodes fullawayi

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Short description: Species of moth

Fullaway's banana hedyleptan moth
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Omiodes
Species:
O. fullawayi
Binomial name
Omiodes fullawayi
Swezey, 1913
Synonyms
  • Hedylepta fullawayi (Swezey, 1913)
  • Phostria fullawayi

Omiodes fullawayi, Fullaway's banana hedyleptan moth, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1913 and is endemic to the island of Hawaii.

The larvae feed on bananas.

References

Sources

  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5498480 entry