The Olaʻa banana hedyleptan moth (''Omiodes euryprora'') is a species of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

in the family

Crambidae Crambidae comprises the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, with the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies ...

. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

to the

Hawaiian Islands The Hawaiian Islands () are an archipelago of eight major volcanic islands, several atolls, and numerous smaller islets in the Pacific Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, extending some from the Hawaii (island), island of Hawaii in the south to nort ...

(

Olaa Forest Olaa (Olaʻa or ‘Ōla‘a) is a site name in Hawaii that may refer to: * Olaa Forest on Mauna Loa, in the Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park * Olaʻa banana hedyleptan moth * ʻOlaʻa peppered looper moth * ʻOlaʻa flume on Mauna Loa Mau ...

). This species was previously listed as ''Hedylepta euryprora'' and assessed as

extinct Extinction is the termination of an organism by the death of its Endling, last member. A taxon may become Functional extinction, functionally extinct before the death of its last member if it loses the capacity to Reproduction, reproduce and ...

. Information since the last assessment in 1996 suggests that this species is still extant in the Hawaiian Islands. The larvae feed on banana.

References

Sources

* Omiodes Endemic moths of Hawaii Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Omiodes-stub