Cydia walsinghamii
Cydia walsinghamii | |
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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) | |
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Cydia walsinghamii is a moth of the Tortricidae family. 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.