Omiodes poeonalis

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 poeonalisWalker, 1859 Asopia miseraButler, 1879 Botys bianoralisWalker, 1859 Botys halmusalisWalker, 1859 Botys korndoerfferiSnellen, 1880 Botys minoralisWalker, 1866 Botys praeteritalisWalker, 1866

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]

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". Archived from the original on 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
4. African Moths