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Paralopostega filiforma

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Paralopostega filiforma
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P. filiforma
Binomial name
Paralopostega filiforma
(Swezey, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Opostega filiforma Swezey, 1921

Paralopostega filiforma is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

The larvae feed on Melicope clusiaefolia, Melicope elliptica and Melicope sapotaefolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is very slender and thread-like, wandering without any special order throughout the leaf, finally going down into the petiole and mining in the cambium layer.

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