Stemorrhages exaula

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Stemorrhages exaula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
S. exaula
Binomial name
Stemorrhages exaula
(Meyrick, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Margarodes exaula Meyrick, 1888

Stemorrhages exaula is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii.

Adults are pale green.[citation needed]

The larvae feed on and Rauvolfia sandwicensis. The larvae feed in webbed-together, younger leaves of the host plant as well as pupate in the same place.

External links[]

  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.


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