Paralopostega dives
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Opostegidae |
Genus: | Paralopostega |
Species: | P. dives
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Binomial name | |
Paralopostega dives (Walsingham, 1907)
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Paralopostega dives is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
The larvae feed on Melicope species (, and ). They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links[]
- Generic Revision of the Opostegidae, with a Synoptic Catalog of the World's Species (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea)
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
Categories:
- Opostegidae
- Endemic moths of Hawaii
- Biota of Kauai
- Moths described in 1907
- Opostegidae stubs