Biology:Cydia plicatum

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Short description: Species of moth

Cydia plicatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
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Order:
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Genus:
Cydia
Species:
C. plicatum
Binomial name
Cydia plicatum
(Walsingham in Sharp, 1907)[verification needed]
Synonyms

Cydia plicatum is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Maui and Hawaii.

The larvae feed on the seeds of Sophora chrysophylla.

The enigmatic moth described as Cydia obliqua might simply be a variant of C. plicata; the same applies to the even rarer (and feared extinct) C. storeella.

External links

  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. 
  • Species info

Wikidata ☰ Q5199146 entry