Cydia plicatum
| Cydia plicatum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Section: | Cossina |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Cydia |
| Species: | C. plicatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cydia plicatum (Walsingham in Sharp, 1907) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cydia plicatum is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is endemic to 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 Cydia storeella.
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