Hyperectis dioctias is a moth of the family Crambidae. It has only been recorded from the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Maui and Hawaii, but it might be an introduced species in the Hawaiian Islands.
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Hyperectis dioctias Meyrick, 1904
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The male has a peculiar "bladder" under the hindwing.
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- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.