Eccoptocera foetorivorans

Eccoptocera foetorivorans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Section: Cossina
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Eccoptocera
Species: E. foetorivorans
Binomial name
Eccoptocera foetorivorans
(Butler, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Steganoptycha foetorivorans Butler, 1881

Eccoptocera foetorivorans is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is endemic to Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Lanai and Hawaii.

The larvae have been recorded on Cheirodendron, Metrosideros, Psidium guajava and Sysygium sandwicensis. They feed amongst webbed-together leaves.

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