Omiodes localis

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Omiodes localis
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Omiodes
Species:
O. localis
Binomial name
Omiodes localis
(Butler, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Botys localis Butler, 1879
  • Hedylepta localis
  • Nacoleia localis
  • Phostria localis

Omiodes localis is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Lanai and Hawaii.

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The larvae feed on , Oplismenus compositus, Paspalum conjugatum and occasionally on sugarcane.

External links[]

  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.


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