Pararrhaptica leucostichas is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.
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| Species: | P. leucostichas
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| Pararrhaptica leucostichas (Meyrick, 1932)
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The larvae feed on Myrsine species. They feed on the shoots of their host plant.
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- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.