- Paralopostega dives
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Paralopostega dives Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Opostegidae Genus: Paralopostega Species: P. dives Binomial name Paralopostega dives
(Walsingham, 1907)Synonyms - Opostega dives Walsingham, 1907
Paralopostega dives is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It is endemic to Kauai.
The larvae feed on Melicope species (Melicope anisata, Melicope kauaiensis and Melicope gayana). 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)
- Insects of Hawaii. Volume 9, Microlepidoptera
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