- Levuana Moth
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Levuana Moth Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Zygaenidae Genus: Levuana Species: L. irridescens Binomial name Levuana irridescens The Levuana Moth (Levuana irridescens) was a species of moth in the Zygaenidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Levuana.[citation needed] Levuana irridescens is known only from Fiji where it used to be a serious pest of coconuts from the late 19th century until around 1925 when a classical biological control program permanently reduced high population densities to almost non-detectable levels. However, this island group is most likely not the home range of this moth and it likely originated in island groups to the west of Fiji.
Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Levuana irridescens. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
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