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Pararrhaptica leucostichas

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Pararrhaptica leucostichas
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P. leucostichas
Binomial name
Pararrhaptica leucostichas
(Meyrick, 1932)
Synonyms
  • Eulia leucostichas Meyrick, 1932

Pararrhaptica leucostichas is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

The larvae feed on Myrsine species. They feed on the shoots of their host plant.

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  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.