Omiodes localis
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Omiodes localis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Omiodes |
Species: | O. localis |
Binomial name | |
Omiodes localis (Butler, 1879) | |
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Omiodes localis is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Lanai and Hawaii.
The larvae feed on Digitaria pruriens, Oplismenus compositus, Paspalum conjugatum and occasionally on sugarcane.
External links[edit]
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.