| Olaʻa banana hedyleptan moth | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Omiodes |
| Species: | O. euryprora |
| Binomial name | |
| Omiodes euryprora Meyrick, 1899 | |
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The Olaʻa banana hedyleptan moth (Omiodes euryprora) is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
This species was previously listed as Hedylepta euryprora and assessed as extinct. Information since the last assessment in 1996 suggests that this species is still extant in the Hawaiian Islands.
The larvae feed on banana.
References
- Haines, W.; Walker, A. (2022). "Omiodes euryprora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T44545A164008365. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
Sources
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Omiodes euryprora | |
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