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Peridroma coniotis

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Peridroma coniotis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Peridroma
Species:
P. coniotis
Binomial name
Peridroma coniotis
(Hampson, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Agrotis coniotis Hampson, 1903
  • Rhyacia conistis (misspelling)

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

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  • Peridroma coniotis coniotis (Kauai, Hawaii)
  • Peridroma coniotis rufata (Warren, 1912) (Kauai)
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  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7336.