- Paralopostega peleana
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Paralopostega peleana Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Opostegidae Genus: Paralopostega Species: P. peleana Binomial name Paralopostega peleana
(Swezey, 1921)Synonyms - Opostega peleana Swezey, 1921
Paralopostega peleana is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It is endemic to Oahu and possibly Kauai.
The larvae feed on Melicope species, including Melicope rotundifolia and Melicope sandwicensis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a thread-like mine with numerous longitudinal somewhat parallel loops nearly the length of the leaf and somewhat curved with the concavity towards the margin, the enclosed area eventually becoming a large blotch. The whole mine is usually situated on one side of the midrib and occupying nearly that whole half of the leaf.
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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