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, Hawaii, United States.
The larvae feed on Melicope species (Melicope anisata, Melicope kauaiensis and Melicope gayana). They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links
- Generic Revision of the Opostegidae, with a Synoptic Catalog of the World's Species (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea)
- Insects of Hawaii. Volume 9, Microlepidoptera
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