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Nuritamburia phyllanthana

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Nuritamburia phyllanthana
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N. phyllanthana
Binomial name
Nuritamburia phyllanthana
(Swezey, 1940)
Synonyms
  • Tortrix phyllanthana Swezey, 1940
  • Bradleyella 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.

The larvae feed on Phyllanthus sandwicensis. The larvae are green. They feed between spun-together leaves of their host plant.

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