Plutella capparidis

Plutella capparidis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Plutellidae
Genus: Plutella
Species: P. capparidis
Binomial name
Plutella capparidis
Swezey, 1920

Plutella capparidis is a moth of the family Plutellidae endemic to Kauai, Oahu.

Plutella capparidis feeding damage to Capparis sandwichiana

The light green larvae feed on Capparis sandwichiana. They mostly feed on the surface of the leaves, eating one epidermis and the parenchyma and leaving the other epidermis, which shows as dead spots in the leaves. Occasionally, the larvae may mine within the leaf. Usually they are exposed, but sometimes covered by a slight web. The cocoon is made on the surface of the leaf.

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