Mantua (genus)

Mantua (genus)
Mantua
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Mantua
Zimmerman, 1978
Species: M. fulvosericea
Binomial name
Mantua fulvosericea
(Walsingham, in Sharp, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Dipterina fulvosericea Walsingham, in Sharp, 1907
  • Cnephasia fulvosericea

Mantua is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae.[1] It contains only one species, Mantua fulvosericea, which is endemic to Kauai, Oahu, Molokai and Lanai.

The wingspan is 28–36 mm.

The larvae feed on Xylosma hawaiiense. They spin the leaves together.

See also

References

  1. ^ Baixeras, J., Brown, J. W., and Gilligan, T. M.. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. http://www.tortricidae.com/catalogue.asp. Retrieved January 20, 2009. 

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