Paralopostega dives
Paralopostega dives | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Opostegidae |
Genus: | Paralopostega |
Species: | P. dives |
Binomial name | |
Paralopostega dives (Walsingham, 1907) | |
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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.