Biology:Cydia conspicua
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Short description: Species of moth
| Cydia conspicua | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Cydia |
| Species: | C. conspicua
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| Binomial name | |
| Cydia conspicua (Walsingham, 1907)[1]
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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". https://nature.berkeley.edu/~oboyski67/Lepidoptera/Cydia.htm.
- Stein, John D. (1983). "Insects Infesting Acacia koa (Legumosae) and Metrosideros polymorpha (Myrtaceae) in Hawaii: Annotated List". Proceedings, Hawaiian Entomological Association 24 (2 & 4): 305–316. http://ag.udel.edu/delpha/6549.pdf.
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). "Volume 9, Microlepidoptera". Insects of Hawaii. University Press of Hawaii. p. 585. https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10125/7338/2/IOH-V09%20Microlepidoptera%202of4.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q5199123 entry
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