Biology:Alucita objurgatella

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Short description: Species of many-plumed moth in genus Alucita

Alucita objurgatella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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

Alucita objurgatella, the objurgatella moth, is a moth of the family Alucitidae. 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.

External links

  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4737241 entry