Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00337
Opogona purpuriella
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About Opogona purpuriella
Opogona purpuriella was already recorded from Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, and Hawaiʻi Island when a modern review added Maui.
Natural history and identification
Opogona purpuriella was already recorded from Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, and Hawaiʻi Island when a modern review added Maui. The added record was based on two females collected at Olinda in April 1932, rather than a newly arrived population. This example distinguishes publication date from establishment date. The reviewed record provides identified adult vouchers, but no confirmed Kauaʻi larval substrate.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Historical checklist includes Kauaʻi.
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
- Opogona purpuriella
- Family
- Tineidae
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Opogona purpuriella was already recorded from Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, and Hawaiʻi Island when a modern review added Maui.