Pararrhaptica leucostichas

Pararrhaptica leucostichas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Pararrhaptica
Species:
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.

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


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