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Panaphelix marmorata

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Panaphelix marmorata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Panaphelix
Species:
P. marmorata
Binomial name
Panaphelix marmorata
Synonyms
  • Panaphelix marmorata var. chrysochroa Walsingham in Sharp, 1907
  • Panaphelix chrysochroa Walsingham, 1907

Panaphelix marmorata is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Maui.

The wingspan is 32–37 mm, making it one of the largest Hawaiian Tortricidae.

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  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.