Cydia latifemoris
| Cydia latifemoris | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Cydia |
| Species: | C. latifemoris
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| Binomial name | |
| Cydia latifemoris (Walsingham, 1907)[1]
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Cydia latifemoris is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Lord Walsingham in 1907.[1][2] It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Maui and, possibly, Hawaii.[3][4] While it is locally common on Maui, only the male paratype is known from Hawaii. Whether the latter record is reliable is an open question.[4]
The larvae feed on Sophora chrysophylla,[2][4] preying heavily on their seeds[3] and possibly also terminal twigs.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Gilligan, T. M.; Baixeras, J. & Brown, J. W. (2018). "Cydia latifemoris (Walsingham, 1907)". World Catalogue of the Tortricidae (Ver. 4.0). Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ a b Austin, Kyhl A. & Rubinoff, Daniel (2023). "Rediscoveries and presumed extinctions of Hawaiian leaf-roller moths (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)". Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society. 55: 11–27. hdl:10125/104856.
- ^ a b Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Volume 9, Microlepidoptera. Hawaii, Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii. p. 592. hdl:10125/7338.
- ^ a b c d Oboyski, Peter T. "Cydia Hübner, 1825 (Tortricidae: Olethreutinae: Grapholitini)". Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) of Hawaii. Retrieved 13 March 2025.