| Cydia conspicua | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Cydia |
| Species: | C. conspicua |
| Binomial name | |
| Cydia conspicua (Walsingham, 1907)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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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
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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