Omiodes telegrapha

Telegraphic hedyleptan moth
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Omiodes
Species:	O. telegrapha
Binomial name
	Omiodes telegrapha; Meyrick, 1899
Synonyms
	Hedylepta telegrapha(Meyrick, 1899); Phostria telegrapha;

Last updated October 04, 2025

Omiodes telegrapha, the telegraphic hedyleptan moth, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the island of Hawaii.

The larvae probably feed on grasses.

References

↑ Walker, A.; Haines, W. (2022). "Omiodes telegrapha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T44550A164008535. Retrieved 29 December 2022.

Sources

Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.

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[iucn_status_9_December_2022-1] Walker, A.; Haines, W. (2022). "Omiodes telegrapha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T44550A164008535. Retrieved 29 December 2022.

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Telegraphic hedyleptan moth

Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Omiodes
Species:	O. telegrapha
Binomial name
*Omiodes telegrapha* Meyrick, 1899
Synonyms
Hedylepta telegrapha(Meyrick, 1899) Phostria telegrapha