Cydia rufipennis

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Cydia rufipennis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cydia
Species:
C. rufipennis
Binomial name
Cydia rufipennis
(Butler, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Phoxopteris rufipennisButler, 1881
  • Adenoneura rufipennis

Cydia rufipennis is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu and Maui.

The larvae feed on the flowers and seeds of Acacia koa .