Omiodes poeonalis

Omiodes poeonalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (North Kivu, Bas Congo, Orientale, East Kasai, Katanga), Sierra Leone, Tanzania, the Chagos Archipelago, China, Indonesia (Borneo, Flores, Java, Sumatra), Sri Lanka, Japan[2] and Australia (Queensland).[3]

Omiodes poeonalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Omiodes
Species:
O. poeonalis
Binomial name
Omiodes poeonalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Botys poeonalis Walker, 1859
  • Asopia misera Butler, 1879
  • Botys bianoralis Walker, 1859
  • Botys halmusalis Walker, 1859
  • Botys korndoerfferi Snellen, 1880
  • Botys minoralis Walker, 1866
  • Botys praeteritalis Walker, 1866

The larvae feed on Ipomoea batatas, Cassia species, Glycine max, Senna species and Tephrosia candida.[4]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Omiodes poeonalis (Walker, 1859)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  3. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
  4. African Moths


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