Cydia falsifalcellum

Cydia falsifalcellum is a moth of the family Tortricidae.^[1][3] It was described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the island of Hawaii.^[4][2] It is similar to Cydia parapteryx from Oahu and might even be conspecific. It is rare due to a lack of host plants.^[4]

Cydia falsifalcellum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Cydia
Species:	C. falsifalcellum
Binomial name
Cydia falsifalcellum (Walsingham, 1907)[1]
Synonyms
Adenoneura falsifalcellum Walsingham, 1907[1] Cydia falsifalcella – Zimmerman, 1978[2]

The larvae feed on Canavalia and Vicia,^[3] possibly Vicia menziesii, and possibly on Strogylodon ruber. They feed on the seeds and stems and possibly the flowers of their host plant.^[4]