Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00341
Disclisioprocta stellata
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About Disclisioprocta stellata
Disclisioprocta stellata is the bougainvillea looper, a geometrid moth whose caterpillars feed on foliage and move by arching the body.
Natural history and identification
Disclisioprocta stellata is the bougainvillea looper, a geometrid moth whose caterpillars feed on foliage and move by arching the body. Agricultural accounts document leaf damage on bougainvillea, including substantial defoliation during heavy infestations. That feeding relationship explains its relevance around ornamental plants. A documented host and damage potential should be distinguished from proof of a current infestation on Kauaʻi; the adult moth itself is not the leaf-chewing stage.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Known from Kauaʻi among Hawaiian island records.
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
- Disclisioprocta stellata
- Family
- Geometridae
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Disclisioprocta stellata is the bougainvillea looper, a geometrid moth whose caterpillars feed on foliage and move by arching the body.