Omiodes demaratalis: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Crambidae
Genus
Omiodes
Species
Omiodes demaratalis
Scientific Name
Omiodes demaratalis

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Omiodes demaratalis

Omiodes demaratalis, the Hawaiian grass leafroller, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii.

The larvae feed on various grasses, such as Panicum species (including Panicum purpurascens and Panicum torridum), Sporobolus virginicus, Digitaria pruriens and Paspalum conjugatum. They roll the leaves of their host plant. Full-grown larvae are 22–25 mm long and grass green.

The pupa is 12 mm long and very dark brown. The pupal period lasts about 12 days.

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