Pararrhaptica leucostichas

Pararrhaptica leucostichas is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

Pararrhaptica leucostichas
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P. leucostichas
Binomial name
Pararrhaptica leucostichas
(Meyrick, 1932)
Synonyms
  • Eulia leucostichas Meyrick, 1932

The larvae feed on Myrsine species. They feed on the shoots of their host plant.

  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.


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