Cydia walsinghamii

Cydia walsinghamii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Section: Cossina
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cydia
Species: C. walsinghamii
Binomial name
Cydia walsinghamii
(Butler, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Proteopteryx walsinghamii Butler, 1882
  • Enarmonia walsinghamii

Cydia walsinghamii is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to Kauai, Oahu, Maui and Hawaii.

It has very variable wing patterns.

The larvae feed on the seeds and twigs of Acacia koa and Acacia koaia. They live in dead twigs and also bore into tips of living twigs.

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