Peridroma coniotis
Appearance
Peridroma coniotis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Peridroma |
Species: | P. coniotis
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Binomial name | |
Peridroma coniotis (Hampson, 1903)
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Synonyms | |
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Peridroma coniotis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was first described by George Hampson in 1903. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai and Hawaii.
The larvae feed on Chenopodium species.
Subspecies
[edit]- Peridroma coniotis coniotis (Kauai, Hawaii)
- Peridroma coniotis rufata (Warren, 1912) (Kauai)
External links
[edit]- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7336.