Platynota stultana, the omnivorous leaf-roller, established in the Hawaiian Islands (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

Platynota stultana (Walsingham) became established on the island of Oahu in the mid 1980s and was widespread by 1989. Although specimens have existed in several collections, this is the first published report of the occurrence of the species in the Hawaiian Islands. The species is apparently native to semiarid northwestern mainland Mexico and the adjacent southwestern United States (not including California), but it has become widespread in California over the last 90 years (Powell 1983). It also occurs in Florida (Kimball 1965: 267) and is a greenhouse pest throughout the continental United States (Atkins et al. 1957). It has a broad range of recorded hosts, including over 25 plant families (Atkins et al. 1957, Powell 1983).