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Hyperectis dioctias

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Hyperectis dioctias
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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.