Rediscoveries and Presumed Extinctions of Hawaiian Leaf-roller Moths (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
Author
Austin, Kyhl A.
Author
Rubinoff, Daniel
text
Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society
2023
55
11
27
journal article
59365
10.5281/zenodo.8159762
8cab1792-e045-4781-b04e-606d299c7c64
0073-134X
8159762
Cydia chlorostola
(Meyrick)
Presumed extinct
This species is known only from the female
holotype
, supposedly collected in 1909 by R.C.L. Perkins from Waialua, Oʻahu (but see comments below).
Meyrick (1932)
suggested that it was introduced along with a hypothesized leguminous host, possibly from Asia.
Zimmerman (1978)
disagreed and considered it endemic.
Oboyski (2011)
agreed with Zimmerman and compared it to several
Canavalia
-feeding Hawaiian
Cydia
. It appears very similar to
C
.
parapteryx
(Meyrick)
, also only known from Oʻahu.