Nuritamburia phyllanthana

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Nuritamburia phyllanthana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
N. phyllanthana
Binomial name
Nuritamburia phyllanthana
(Swezey, 1940)
Synonyms
  • Tortrix phyllanthana Swezey, 1940
  • Bradleyella phyllanthana

Nuritamburia phyllanthana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by Otto Swezey in 1940. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

The larvae feed on . The larvae are green. They feed between spun-together leaves of their host plant.

External links[]

  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.


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