Alucita objurgatella, the objurgatella moth, is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known only from the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Maui and Hawaii, but is considered introduced although it could also be indigenous.
The larvae feed on the fruits, flowers and seeds of Psydrax odorata.
The Alucitidae or many-plumed moths are a family of moths with unusually modified wings. Both fore- and hind-wings consist of about six rigid spines, from which radiate flexible bristles creating a structure similar to a bird's feather.
Alucita hexadactyla is a "micromoth" of the many-plumed moth family (Alucitidae). It is found in Eurasia. It was previously thought to also occur in North America, but a 2004 study showed that the North American species are distinct and separate.
Psydrax odorata, known as alaheʻe in Hawaiian, is a species of flowering shrub or small tree in the coffee family, Rubiaceae. It is native to the Pacific Islands, New Guinea and Australia.
Alucita is the largest genus of many-plumed moths ; it is also the type genus of its family and the disputed superfamily Alucitoidea. This genus occurs almost worldwide and contains about 180 species as of 2011; new species are still being described and discovered regularly. Formerly, many similar moths of superfamilies Alucitoidea, Copromorphoidea and Pterophoroidea were also placed in Alucita.
Alucita balioxantha is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from the Republic of Congo.
Alucita chloracta is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from Benin.
Alucita crococyma is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from South Africa.
Alucita entoprocta is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from Tanzania.
Alucita hemicyclus is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from Tanzania.
Alucita habrophila is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from South Africa.
Alucita imbrifera is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from the Republic of Congo.
Alucita phanerarcha is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from South Africa.
Alucita megaphimus is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from Cameroon.
Alucita grammodactyla is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Portugal, Norway, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Slovenia and Greece. It is also present in Turkey.
Alucita huebneri is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Fennoscandia, Latvia, the Baltic region, Ukraine and Slovenia. The habitat consists of mesotrophic meadows, colline and montane hay meadows on altitudes between 200 and 400 metres.
Alucita zonodactyla is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in France, Spain, Italy, Croatia and Greece. It has also been recorded from Turkey and Russia.
Alucita toxophila is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Alucita montana, the Montana six-plume moth, is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It was described by William Barnes and Arthur Ward Lindsey in 1921. It is found in North America from south-western Quebec and Vermont, west to British Columbia and south to Arizona, California and Texas.
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