Cydia conspicua

Cydia conspicua
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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. ^ a b 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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