Mantua fulvosericea

Mantua fulvosericea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Subfamily: Tortricinae
Tribe: Archipini
Genus: Mantua
Zimmerman, 1978
Species:
M. fulvosericea
Binomial name
Mantua fulvosericea
(Walsingham in Sharp, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Dipterina fulvosericea Walsingham in Sharp, 1907
  • Cnephasia fulvosericea

Mantua is a monotypic moth genus belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae. The genus was first described by Elwood Zimmerman in 1978.[1] Its only species, Mantua fulvosericea, was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai and Lanai.

The wingspan is 28–36 mm.

The larvae feed on Xylosma hawaiensis. They spin the leaves together.

See also

References

  1. ^ Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W. & Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved January 20, 2009.


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