Cydia rufipennis

Cydia rufipennis is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu and Maui.

Cydia rufipennis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Cydia
Species:	C. rufipennis
Binomial name
Cydia rufipennis (Butler, 1881)
Synonyms
Phoxopteris rufipennis Butler, 1881 Adenoneura rufipennis

The larvae feed on the flowers and seeds of Acacia koa.

External links

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