- Paralopostega serpentina
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Paralopostega serpentina Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Opostegidae Genus: Paralopostega Species: P. serpentina Binomial name Paralopostega serpentina
(Swezey, 1921)Synonyms - Opostega serpentina Swezey, 1921
Paralopostega serpentina is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It is endemic to Oahu and possibly Kauai.
The larvae feed on Melicope species, including Melicope elliptica, Melicope clusiaefolia and Melicope sapotaefolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts along the margin of the leaf. As it enlarges it becomes very serpentine, and finally has quite long back-and-forth loops nearly half across the width 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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