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Omiodes fullawayi

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Fullaway's banana hedyleptan moth
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O. fullawayi
Binomial name
Omiodes fullawayi
Swezey, 1913
Synonyms
  • Hedylepta fullawayi (Swezey, 1913)
  • Phostria fullawayi

Omiodes fullawayi, Fullaway's banana hedyleptan moth, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1913 and is endemic to the island of Hawaii.

The larvae feed on bananas.

Sources

  • Haines, W.P. 2004. Omiodes fullawayi. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 31 July 2007.
  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press.