Cydia conspicua

Cydia conspicua
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Tortricidae
Genus:Cydia
Species: C. conspicua
Binomial name
Cydia conspicua
Synonyms
  • Enarmonia conspicua
  • Adenoneura conspicua

Cydia conspicua is a moth of the family Tortricidae.[1] It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu and Maui.

The larvae feed on Acacia koa. They have been found on dead bark and seeds of their host plant.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Zimmerman (1978)

References

  • Oboyski, Peter T. "Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) of Hawaii".
  • Stein, John D. (1983). "Insects Infesting Acacia koa (Legumosae) and Metrosideros polymorpha (Myrtaceae) in Hawaii: Annotated List" (PDF). Proceedings, Hawaiian Entomological Association. 24 (2 & 4): 305–316.
  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). "Volume 9, Microlepidoptera". Insects of Hawaii (PDF). University Press of Hawaii,. p. 585.



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