Paralopostega dives

Paralopostega dives
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Opostegidae
Genus: Paralopostega
Species: P. dives
Binomial name
Paralopostega dives
(Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Opostega dives Walsingham, 1907

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.

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