Stemorrhages exaula
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | S. exaula
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Stemorrhages exaula (Meyrick, 1888)
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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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Categories:
- Spilomelinae
- Endemic moths of Hawaii
- Moths described in 1888
- Margaroniini stubs