Mestolobes
Encyclopedia
Mestolobes is a genus
of moth
s of the Crambidae
family. All species are endemic to Hawaii
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Crambidae
Crambidae
The Crambidae are the grass moth family of Lepidoptera . They are quite variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae taking up closely folded postures on grass-stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies include brightly coloured and patterned insects which rest in...
family. All species are endemic to Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
.
Species
- Mestolobes abnormisMestolobes abnormisMestolobes abnormis is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Oahu.Adults have been taken at the flowers of Metrosideros.-External links:*...
(Butler, 1882) - Mestolobes amethystiasMestolobes amethystiasMestolobes amethystias is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Kauai and Hawaii.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1899 - Mestolobes antichoraMestolobes antichoraMestolobes antichora is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Oahu.Adults have been taken at the flowers of Metrosideros species.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1904 - Mestolobes aphriasMestolobes aphriasMestolobes aphrias is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Kauai.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1899 - Mestolobes arcturaMestolobes arcturaMestolobes arctura is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Molokai.Females have a remarkable, large, broad, apically truncated, heavy mass of black hair-scales, which resemble a shaving brush, at the apex of the abdomen.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1899 - Mestolobes autodoxaMestolobes autodoxaMestolobes autodoxa is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Oahu.Adults have been taken at Metrosideros flowers.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1899 - Mestolobes banausaMestolobes banausaMestolobes banausa is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Hawaii.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1899 - Mestolobes chimoniasMestolobes chimoniasMestolobes chimonias is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Molokai and Maui.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1899 - Mestolobes chlorolychnaMestolobes chlorolychnaMestolobes chlorolychna is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Hawaii.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1899 - Mestolobes chrysomolybdaMestolobes chrysomolybdaMestolobes chrysomolybda is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Kauai.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1899 - Mestolobes chrysomolybdoidesMestolobes chrysomolybdoidesMestolobes chrysomolybdoides is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Oahu.Larvae have been reared from moss taken from a tree.-External links:*...
Swezey, 1920 - Mestolobes droseropaMestolobes droseropaMestolobes droseropa is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Hawaii.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1899 - Mestolobes epideltaMestolobes epideltaMestolobes epidelta is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Kauai.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1899 - Mestolobes erinnysMestolobes erinnysMestolobes erinnys is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Kauai.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1899 - Mestolobes eurylycaMestolobes eurylycaMestolobes eurylyca is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Lanai.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1899 - Mestolobes homalopaMestolobes homalopaMestolobes homalopa is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Maui.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1899 - Mestolobes iochrysaMestolobes iochrysaMestolobes iochrysa is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Kauai.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1899 - Mestolobes mesacmaMestolobes mesacmaMestolobes mesacma is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Molokai, Maui and Hawaii.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1899 - Mestolobes minusculaMestolobes minusculaMestolobes minuscula is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Lanai and Hawaii.-External links:*...
(Butler, 1881) - Mestolobes ochriasMestolobes ochriasMestolobes ochrias is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Oahu and Hawaii.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1899 - Mestolobes ombriasMestolobes ombriasMestolobes ombrias is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Molokai and Lanai.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1899 - Mestolobes orthriasMestolobes orthriasMestolobes orthrias is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Kauai.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1899 - Mestolobes perixanthaMestolobes perixanthaMestolobes perixantha is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Kauai.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1899 - Mestolobes pessiasMestolobes pessiasMestolobes pessias is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Maui.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1899 - Mestolobes pragmaticaMestolobes pragmaticaMestolobes pragmatica is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Hawaii.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1899 - Mestolobes pyropaMestolobes pyropaMestolobes pyropa is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Oahu and Molokai.The larvae feed on Peperornia species, including Peperomia pachyphylla. It is thought they mine the leaves of their host plant. Although the Peperomia leaves are thick, one leaf does not provide enough food for...
(Meyrick, 1899) - Mestolobes quadrifasciaMestolobes quadrifasciaMestolobes quadrifascia is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Kauai.-External links:*...
(Swezey, 1934) - Mestolobes quadrifasciataMestolobes quadrifasciataMestolobes quadrifasciata is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Oahu.-External links:*...
Swezey, 1920 - Mestolobes scleropisMestolobes scleropisMestolobes scleropis is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Molokai.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1899 - Mestolobes semiochreaMestolobes semiochreaMestolobes semiochrea is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Oahu.Adults have been taken while feeding on the blossoms of Metrosideros species.-External links:*...
Butler, 1882 - Mestolobes sicariaMestolobes sicariaMestolobes sicaria is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Molokai.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1904 - Mestolobes sirinaMestolobes sirinaMestolobes sirina is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Lanai.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1899 - Mestolobes xanthosciaMestolobes xanthosciaMestolobes xanthoscia is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Oahu, Molokai and Hawaii.Adults have been seen visiting the flowers of Metrosideros species.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1899