Omiodes pritchardii

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Omiodes pritchardii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Omiodes
Species:
O. pritchardii
Binomial name
Omiodes pritchardii
Swezey, 1948
Synonyms
  • Hedylepta pritchardii

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.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Pritchardia beccariana.

External links[edit]

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