Cydia latifemoris

Cydia latifemoris is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Maui and possibly Hawaii.

Cydia latifemoris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Cydia
Species:
C. latifemoris
Binomial name
Cydia latifemoris
(Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Adenoneura latifemoris Walsingham, 1907

The larvae feed on Sophora chrysophylla. They can destroy nearly one-half of the seed crop of their host plant.

  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
  • Species info


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