Nuritamburia phyllanthana
Nuritamburia phyllanthana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by Otto Swezey in 1940. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.
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| Species: | N. phyllanthana |
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The larvae feed on Phyllanthus sandwicensis. The larvae are green. They feed between spun-together leaves of their host plant.
External links
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
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