Hyperectis dioctias

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 Crambidae family. It has only been recorded from Kauai, Oahu, Maui and Hawaii, but might be an introduced species in Hawaii.

The male has a peculiar "bladder" under the hind wing.

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