Biology:Mestolobes xanthoscia

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Short description: Species of moth

Mestolobes xanthoscia
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Mestolobes
Species:
M. xanthoscia
Binomial name
Mestolobes xanthoscia
Meyrick, 1899

Mestolobes xanthoscia is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Edward Meyrick in 1899. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu, Molokai and Hawaii.

Adults have been seen visiting the flowers of Metrosideros species.

External links

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

Wikidata ☰ Q6822152 entry