Biology:Mestolobes semiochrea

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Short description: Species of moth

Mestolobes semiochrea
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Mestolobes
Species:
M. semiochrea
Binomial name
Mestolobes semiochrea
Butler, 1882

Mestolobes semiochrea is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1882. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

Adults have been taken while feeding on the blossoms of Metrosideros species.

External links

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

Wikidata ☰ Q10793011 entry