Omiodes musicola (Maui Pyralid Moth)

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Maui Pyralid Moth
(Omiodes musicola)

faymily: Pyralidae

known from West Maui, Moloka'i / Hawai'i Islands, commonly considered extinct

[Sebbe]

Little is known about the population size and trend for Omiodes musicola, though it is likely rare. Due to the absence of recent records in museum collections, O. musicola and 13 other species of Omiodes were recently presumed extinct (Evenhuis 2002, Gagné and Christensen 1985). However, extensive attempts to search for these species led to rediscovery of some species. For example, O. musicola was collected recently on Maui (Haines 2011). It has not however been collected recently on Moloka‘i, despite increased sampling efforts (Haines et al. 2004). Additional survey attempts in historical collection localities and appropriate habitats is necessary to confirm whether it has been extirpated from this island.

www.iucnredlist.org/species/44549/164008501#population

[koeiyabe]

explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.117706/Omiodes_musicola

[Sebbe]

Patterns of extinction across Hawaiian Lepidoptera offer lessons from a diverse, neglected, and vulnerable endemic fauna.

Last recorded 1928.

www.researchgate.net/publication/384487192_Patterns_of_extinction_across_Hawaiian_Lepidoptera_offer_lessons_from_a_diverse_neglected_and_vulnerable_endemic_fauna