Alucita objurgatella

Alucita objurgatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Alucitidae
Genus: Alucita
Species: A. objurgatella
Binomial name
Alucita objurgatella
(Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Orneodes objurgatella Walsingham, 1907
  • Orneodes angustestriata Walsingham, 1907

The objurgatella moth (Alucita objurgatella) is a moth of the Alucitidae family. It is known only from the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Maui and Hawaii, but is considered introduced although it could also be indigenous.

The larvae feed on the fruits, flowers and seeds of Psydrax odorata.

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