Alucita objurgatella
| Alucita objurgatella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Alucitidae |
| Genus: | Alucita |
| Species: | A. objurgatella |
| Binomial name | |
| Alucita objurgatella (Walsingham, 1907) | |
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The objurgatella moth (Alucita objurgatella) is a moth of the Alucitidae family. It is known only from the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Maui and Hawaii, but is considered introduced although it could also be indigenous.
The larvae feed on the fruits, flowers and seeds of Psydrax odorata.
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