| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Cydia conspicua (Walsingham, 1907) | |
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Cydia conspicua is a moth of the family Tortricidae. 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".
- Stein, John D. (1983). "Insects Infesting Acacia koa (Legumosae) and Metrosideros polymorpha (Myrtaceae) in Hawaii: Annotated List" (PDF). Proceedings, Hawaiian Entomological Association. 24 (2 & 4): 305–316.
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). "Volume 9, Microlepidoptera". Insects of Hawaii (PDF). University Press of Hawaii. p. 585.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Adenoneura conspicua | |
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