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Anacamptodes fragilaria
Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anacamptodes fragilaria, the kiawe moth, koa haole looper or citrus looper, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by John Arthur Grossbeck in 1909.[1] It is found in the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Niihau, Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii as well as California, where it is native.
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There are five generations per year.
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Food
The larvae are a pest on citrus species. Recorded hosts are:
- Acacia farnesiana
- Amaranthus
- Antigonon leptopus
- Bauhinia monandra
- Calliandra haematomma
- Cassia grandis
- Cassia javanica × Cassia fistula
- Cordia subcordata
- Delonix regia
- Desmanthus virgatus
- Hibiscus
- Justicia betonica
- Leucaena glauca
- Litchi chinensis
- Macadamia ternifolia
- Malvastrum tricuspidatum
- Merremia tuberosa
- Momordica balsamina
- Nicotiana glauca
- Ocimum basilicum
- Passiflora foetida
- Pithecellobium dulce
- Portulaca oleracea
- Prosopis chilensis
- Psidium cattleianum
- Rosa
- Samanea saman
- Santalum album
- Schinus molle
- Schinus terebinthifolius
- Sida
- Spathodea campanulata
- Tectona grandis
- Terminalia catappa
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