Laysan hedyleptan moth

Laysan hedyleptan moth
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Omiodes
Species:	O. laysanensis
Binomial name
	Omiodes laysanensis; Meyrick, 1914
Synonyms
	Hedylepta laysanensis (Meyrick, 1914); Phostria laysanensis;

The Laysan hedyleptan moth (Omiodes laysanensis) is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is endemic to Laysan in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

The larvae are thought to feed on grasses.

References

Haines, W.P. (2004). "Omiodes laysanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T44547A10918174. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44547A10918174.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

Sources

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

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[iucn_status_14_November_2021-1] Haines, W.P. (2004). "Omiodes laysanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T44547A10918174. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44547A10918174.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.