Cydia conspicua

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