Omnivorous Leafroller Moth

Natural history and identification

Females lay egg masses on plants. Young caterpillars feed in buds or between leaves; older larvae make shelters by folding or rolling foliage, and pupation occurs in a rolled leaf. Recorded hosts span more than 20 plant families. Adults have conspicuously long labial palps. Males often show a darker basal half of the forewing and a more golden outer half; females are more uniformly brown. Genital examination may be needed to separate this species from P. rostrana. Development times reported from greenhouse studies are not a Kauaʻi breeding calendar.

Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence

Atlas occurrence category: Present. The Kauaʻi record is classified as “Present”. Its cited evidence source is iNaturalist Kauaʻi checklist.

Austin & Rubinoff (2026) report a newly verified Kauaʻi specimen of Platynota stultana. Earlier Kauaʻi material had been reidentified as P. rostrana; the two species are retained separately, with the earlier correction preserved in the evidence history.

Account coverage

Published species details have been added. A complete Kauaʻi-specific account of identification, habitat, feeding, reproduction, and population trend is not yet established by the sources linked here.

Names and classification

Scientific name

Platynota stultana

Common names

Omnivorous Leafroller Moth

Family

Tortricidae

Order

Lepidoptera

Record type

species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence

Present

Origin

Introduced

Conservation status

Not assessed

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description

Omnivorous Leafroller Moth (Platynota stultana) belongs to Tortricidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced.

Sources and further reading

• iNaturalist Kauaʻi checklist
• Austin & Rubinoff (2026), Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 175
• Natural history and identification — species source