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Cydia falsifalcellum

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Cydia falsifalcellum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cydia
Species:
C. falsifalcellum
Binomial name
Cydia falsifalcellum
Synonyms

Cydia falsifalcellum is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the island of Hawaii. It is rare due to a lack of host plants.

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.

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  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
  • Species info