''Orthomecyna'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the family
Crambidae
The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies includ ...
. All species are endemic to
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...
.
Species
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Orthomecyna albicaudata''
Butler, 1883
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Orthomecyna alloptila''
Meyrick, 1899
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Orthomecyna amphilyca''
Meyrick, 1899
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Orthomecyna aphanopis
''Orthomecyna aphanopis'' is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu
Oahu () ( Hawaiian: ''Oʻahu'' ()), also known as "The Gathering Place", is the third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is home to ...
''
Meyrick, 1888
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Orthomecyna chrysophanes''
Meyrick, 1899
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Orthomecyna crossias''
Meyrick, 1899
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Orthomecyna epicausta''
Meyrick, 1899
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Orthomecyna exigua
''Orthomecyna exigua'' is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Molokai, Maui, Lanai and Hawaii (island), Hawaii.
Subspecies
*''Orthomecyna exigua exigua'' (Molokai, Maui, Lanai, Hawaii)
*''Orthomecyna exigua c ...
''
Butler, 1879
**''Orthomecyna exigua cupreipennis''
**''Orthomecyna exigua exigua''
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Orthomecyna heterodryas''
Meyrick, 1899
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Orthomecyna mesochasma''
Meyrick, 1899
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Orthomecyna metalycia''
Meyrick, 1899
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Orthomecyna phaeophanes''
Meyrick, 1899
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Orthomecyna picrodes''
Meyrick, 1899
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Crambinae
Endemic moths of Hawaii
Crambidae genera
Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler
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