Crocidosema leprarum

Crocidosema leprarum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Crocidosema
Species:	C. leprarum
Binomial name
	Crocidosema leprarum; (Walsingham in Sharp, 1907[verification needed])
Synonyms
	Gypsonoma leprarum Walsingham, 1907[verification needed]; Crocidosema leprara;

Crocidosema leprarum is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu, Molokai, Nihoa, Necker, French Frigate Shoals and Laysan.

The larvae probably feed on Abutilon and Sida species.

External links

Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu.

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