Biology:Omiodes telegrapha

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Short description: Species of moth

Telegraphic hedyleptan moth
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Omiodes
Species:
O. telegrapha
Binomial name
Omiodes telegrapha
Meyrick, 1899
Synonyms
  • Hedylepta telegrapha (Meyrick, 1899)
  • Phostria telegrapha

Omiodes telegrapha, the telegraphic hedyleptan moth, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the island of Hawaii.

The larvae probably feed on grasses.

References

  1. Walker, A.; Haines, W. (2022). "Omiodes telegrapha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T44550A164008535. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44550/164008535. Retrieved 29 December 2022. 

Sources

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

Wikidata ☰ Q5503982 entry