Potato Moth

Natural history and identification

Stoeberhinus testaceus has pale grey-brown to ochre forewings dusted with darker scales and several chestnut-brown spots. The historical Hawaiian account gives a wingspan of 14–16 mm and records it at sea level at Makaweli, Kauaʻi, in June 1894. Other adults were collected from trunks, rocks, dead wood, and thatch on different islands. Those adult collecting substrates should not individually be treated as proven larval food plants.

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

Stoeberhinus testaceus

Common names

Potato Moth

Family

Autostichidae

Order

Lepidoptera

Record type

species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence

Present

Origin

Introduced

Conservation status

Not assessed

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description

Stoeberhinus testaceus has pale grey-brown to ochre forewings dusted with darker scales and several chestnut-brown spots.

Sources and further reading

• iNaturalist Kauaʻi checklist
• Classification — species source
• Natural history and identification — species source