Cydia falsifalcellum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Section: | Cossina |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Cydia |
Species: | C. falsifalcellum |
Binomial name | |
Cydia falsifalcellum (Walsingham, 1907) |
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Cydia falsifalcellum is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is endemic to Hawaii. It is rare due to a lack of hostplants.
The larvae feed on Canavalia species and possibly Vicia menziessii and Strogylodon ruber. They feed on the seeds and stems and possibly the flowers of their host plant.