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Omiodes giffardi

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Omiodes giffardi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Omiodes
Species:
O. giffardi
Binomial name
Omiodes giffardi
Swezey, 1921
Synonyms
  • Hedylepta giffardi
  • Phostria giffardi

Omiodes giffardi is a moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1921 and is endemic to the island of Hawaii.

The larvae feed on Isachne distichophylla.

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