Olaʻa banana hedyleptan moth

Olaʻa banana hedyleptan moth
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Omiodes
Species:	O. euryprora
Binomial name
	Omiodes euryprora; Meyrick, 1899
Synonyms
	Hedylepta euryprora (Meyrick, 1899); Phostria euryprora;

The Olaʻa banana hedyleptan moth (Omiodes euryprora) is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.

This species was previously listed as Hedylepta euryprora and assessed as extinct. Information since the last assessment in 1996 suggests that this species is still extant in the Hawaiian Islands.

The larvae feed on banana.

References

^ Haines, W.; Walker, A. (2022). "Omiodes euryprora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T44545A164008365. Retrieved 29 December 2022.

Sources

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

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[iucn_status_9_December_2022-1] Haines, W.; Walker, A. (2022). "Omiodes euryprora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T44545A164008365. Retrieved 29 December 2022.

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