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Cydia parapteryx

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Cydia parapteryx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cydia
Species:
C. parapteryx
Binomial name
Cydia parapteryx
(Meyrick, 1932)
Synonyms
  • Adenoneura parapteryx Meyrick, 1932

Cydia parapteryx is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

The larvae feed on the seeds, stems and possibly the flowers of Canavalia species and Strongylodon ruber.

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