Anacamptodes fragilaria
Appearance
Anacamptodes fragilaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Subfamily: | Ennominae |
Tribe: | Boarmiini |
Genus: | Anacamptodes |
Species: | A. fragilaria
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Binomial name | |
Anacamptodes fragilaria Grossbeck, 1909
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Anacamptodes fragilaria, the kiawe moth, koa haole looper or citrus looper, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by John Arthur Grossbeck in 1909.[1] It is found in the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Niihau, Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii as well as California, where it is native.
There are five generations per year.
Food
[edit]The larvae are a pest on citrus species. Recorded hosts are:
- Acacia farnesiana
- Amaranthus
- Antigonon leptopus
- Bauhinia monandra
- Calliandra haematomma
- Cassia grandis
- Cassia javanica × Cassia fistula
- Cordia subcordata
- Delonix regia
- Desmanthus virgatus
- Hibiscus
- Justicia betonica
- Leucaena glauca
- Litchi chinensis
- Macadamia ternifolia
- Malvastrum tricuspidatum
- Merremia tuberosa
- Momordica balsamina
- Nicotiana glauca
- Ocimum basilicum
- Passiflora foetida
- Pithecellobium dulce
- Portulaca oleracea
- Prosopis chilensis
- Psidium cattleianum
- Rosa
- Samanea saman
- Santalum album
- Schinus molle
- Schinus terebinthifolius
- Sida
- Spathodea campanulata
- Tectona grandis
- Terminalia catappa
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Anacamptodes fragilaria (Grossbeck, 1909)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
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