Peridroma coniotis

Peridroma coniotis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was first described by George Hampson in 1903. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai and Hawaii.

Peridroma coniotis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Peridroma
Species:
P. coniotis
Binomial name
Peridroma coniotis
(Hampson, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Agrotis coniotis Hampson, 1903
  • Rhyacia conistis (misspelling)

The larvae feed on Chenopodium species.

Subspecies
  • Peridroma coniotis coniotis (Kauai, Hawaii)
  • Peridroma coniotis rufata (Warren, 1912) (Kauai)
  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7336.


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