Omiodes pritchardii is a moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1948 and is endemic to the island of Hawaii.
Omiodes pritchardii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Omiodes |
Species: | O. pritchardii
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Binomial name | |
Omiodes pritchardii Swezey, 1948
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Synonyms | |
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The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Pritchardia beccariana.
External links
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- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.
- New Species of Hawaiian Lepidoptera