Lepidoptera (Moths & Butterflies)

Peter T. Oboyski

University of California, Berkeley

Lepidoptera Discussion Group: An informal gathering to improve our knowledge of Lepidoptera taxonomy, systematics, and biology though discussions of papers; and to improve our identification skills by examining specimens and working through keys.

Hawaiian Cydia (Tortricidae): PhD dissertation (in progress) on the Systematics, evolution, ecology, and conservation of this group of endemic species of small moths.

Parasitoids of Hawaiian Cydia: At least five species of parasitoid wasps (Ichneumonidae, Eupelmidae, and Eulophidae) have been reared from endemic Hawaiian Cydia larvae.

Hawaiian Tortricidae: Taxonomy, biology, and key to Hawaiian genera of Tortricidae with links to biology, distribution, and images of Hawaiian species.

Lepidoptera of the Society Islands: Checklist of species, literature list, and photo gallery of Lepidoptera of Tahiti, Moorea, Raiatea islands in French Polynesia.

Santa Barbara Island Tortricidae: Research by Dr. Jerry Powell on the Lepidoptera of the Channel Islands, California.