Haliophyle euclidias (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Endemic

Early instar		Late instar
Two Adults

The larva feeds on most of the common ferns.

Host plants recorded from the Alaka`i Swamp:

• Athyrium microphyllum (Woodsiaceae) `Akolea; Endemic
• Dicranopteris linearis (Gleicheniaceae) Uluhe; Endemic
• Diplazium sandwichianum (Woodsiaceae) Ho`i`o; Endemic
• Dryopteris spp. (Dryopteridaceae) ; Endemic/Indigenous
• Elaphoglossum spp. (Dryopteridaceae) ; Endemic

Elaphoglossum spp. includes E. aemulum (laukahi nunui) and E. crassifolium (ekaha), both of which occur in the swamp.

Development time in the laboratory at 20°C:

• Larva: about 6 weeks
• Pupa: 1 month

Larval time is a rough estimate as I didn't rear out any of the smallest ones to adulthood.

Larval parasitoids recorded from the Alaka`i Swamp:

• Cotesia marginiventris* (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) Alien
• Meteorus laphygmae* (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) Alien