The
Levuana Moth (
Levuana irridescens) was a species of
moth in the
Zygaenidae family. It is
monotypic within the genus
Levuana.
Levuana irridescens is known only from
Fiji where it used to be a serious pest of
coconuts from the late 1800's until around 1925 when a classical
biological control program permanently reduced high
population densities to almost non-detectable levels. However, this island group is most likely not the home range of this moth and it likely originated in island groups to the west of Fiji.
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