Hyperectis dioctias
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Hyperectis
Species:
H. dioctias
Binomial name
Hyperectis dioctias
Meyrick, 1904
Synonyms
  • Hydriris exaucta Meyrick, 1928
  • Ercta excausta (misspelling)

Hyperectis dioctias is a moth of the family Crambidae. It has only been recorded from the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Maui and Hawaii, but it might be an introduced species in the Hawaiian Islands.

The male has a peculiar "bladder" under the hindwing.

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


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