Omiodes accepta

Omiodes accepta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Omiodes
Species:
O. accepta
Binomial name
Omiodes accepta
(Butler, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Hedylepta accepta
  • Botys accepta Butler, 1877
  • Nacoleia accepta
  • Phostria accepta
  • Lamprosema accepta

Omiodes accepta, the sugarcane leafroller, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii.

The larvae feed on various grasses, including Digitaria prurient, Oplismenus compositus, Pampas grass, Panicum nephehphilum, Paspalum conjugatum, Paspalum orbiculare, sugarcane and the sedge Baumea meyenii.[1]

References

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