''Omiodes anastreptoides'' is a

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 ...

of 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 was described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1913 and is endemic to the island of

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two Non-contiguous United States, non-contiguous U.S. states (along with Alaska), it is the only sta ...

. It was first cited as possibly extinct in 1994 by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. It was listed as extinct by the Hawaiʻi Biological Survey in 2002, but was rediscovered in 2003. The larvae feed on '' Carex wahuensis''. They feed in spun together leaves of their host plant. Full-grown larvae are 20–25 mm long and grass green. The pupa is 11–12 mm long and brownish. The pupal period lasts 12–13 days.

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Rediscovery of five species of ''Omiodes'' Guenée (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on Hawaiʻi Island
anastreptoides Endemic moths of Hawaii Moths described in 1913 {{Omiodes-stub