Oraesia excavata

Documented biological association

Whole-genome sequencing research detected the bacterial symbiont Wolbachia in material of Oraesia excavata. This is a documented species-associated molecular finding, not proof of infection in Kauaʻi populations or of a demonstrated effect on their reproduction. The local occurrence source does not resolve larval hosts, adult feeding, or seasonal breeding, so those traits remain explicit research gaps rather than being copied from other erebid moths.

Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence

Atlas occurrence category: Present. Matsunaga, Howarth & Kumashiro (2019) Table 1 includes Kauaʻi island code 'Ka'; first-detection year shown as 2009; reported island distribution: Ka, Ma, Oa.

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

Oraesia excavata

Family

Erebidae

Order

Lepidoptera

Record type

species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence

Present

Origin

Introduced

Conservation status

Not assessed

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description

Oraesia excavata belongs to Erebidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced.

Sources and further reading

• Peer-reviewed alien-fauna update
• Documented biological association — species source