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Maui banana hedyleptan moth

species of insect

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionOct 3, 2025
Entity authorityQ5500201 ↗
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The Maui banana hedyleptan moth (Omiodes musicola) is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1909 and is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Molokai and Maui.

The larvae feed on banana. Full-grown larvae are about 27 mm long and dull pale green.

The pupa is 14 mm long and medium brown. The pupal stage takes about 11 days.

References

Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea.

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