Cydia latifemoris

Cydia latifemoris
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)
Synonyms
  • Adenoneura latifemoris Walsingham, 1907

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.

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