Cydia latifemoris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Section: | Cossina |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Cydia |
Species: | C. latifemoris |
Binomial name | |
Cydia latifemoris (Walsingham, 1907) |
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Cydia latifemoris is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is endemic to Maui and possibly Hawaii.
The larvae feed on Sophora chrysophylla. They can destroy nearly one-half of the seed crop of their host plant.