Orthomecyna exigua

Orthomecyna exigua is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Molokai, Maui, Lanai and Hawaii.

Orthomecyna exigua
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Orthomecyna
Species:
O. exigua
Binomial name
Orthomecyna exigua
Butler, 1879
Synonyms
  • Mecyna exigua Butler, 1879
  • Orthomecyna exigua var. cupreipennis Butler, 1883
  • Orthomecyna cupreipennis

Subspecies
  • Orthomecyna exigua exigua (Molokai, Maui, Lanai, Hawaii)
  • Orthomecyna exigua cupreipennis Butler, 1883 (Lanai)
  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.


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