Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00056
Crocidosema mawaena
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About Crocidosema mawaena
Crocidosema mawaena was described in the 2025 review of Hawaiian Crocidosema as a previously unrecognized native species.
Natural history and identification
Crocidosema mawaena was described in the 2025 review of Hawaiian Crocidosema as a previously unrecognized native species. It belongs to the native assemblage that uses mallows, rather than the independently colonizing coastal Sesuvium specialist. The review also corrected a long-standing confusion involving the global pest C. plebejana. Older Hawaiian identifications therefore need taxonomic reconciliation before their host or distribution records can be assigned to C. mawaena.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. The Kauaʻi record is classified as “Present”. Its cited evidence source is iNaturalist Kauaʻi checklist.
Evidence limits
The cited observations describe the evidence currently available for this account. They do not establish a complete life history or a measured current Kauaʻi population trend.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Crocidosema mawaena
- Family
- Tortricidae
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Unknown
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Crocidosema mawaena was described in the 2025 review of Hawaiian Crocidosema as a previously unrecognized native species.