''Cydia plicatum'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family

Tortricidae The Tortricidae are a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera. This large family has over 11,000 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea, although the genu ...

. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of

Maui Maui (; Hawaiian language, Hawaiian: ) is the second largest island in the Hawaiian archipelago, at 727.2 square miles (1,883 km2). It is the List of islands of the United States by area, 17th-largest in the United States. Maui is one of ...

and

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two Non-contiguous United States, non-contiguous U.S. states (along with Alaska), it is the only sta ...

. The larvae feed on the seeds of ''

Sophora chrysophylla ''Sophora chrysophylla'', known as ''māmane'' in Hawaiian language, Hawaiian, is a species of flowering plant in the pea and bean family, Fabaceae, that is Endemism, endemic to Hawaii. It is highly Polymorphism (biology), polymorphic, growing a ...

''. The enigmatic moth described as ''

Cydia obliqua ''Cydia obliqua'' is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was species description, described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham, Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the island of Hawaii (island), Hawaii. ''Cydia obliqua'' is known only ...

'' might simply be a variant of ''C. plicata''; the same applies to the even rarer (and feared

extinct Extinction is the termination of an organism by the death of its Endling, last member. A taxon may become Functional extinction, functionally extinct before the death of its last member if it loses the capacity to Reproduction, reproduce and ...

) '' C. storeella''.

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Grapholitini Endemic moths of Hawaii Moths described in 1907 {{Olethreutinae-stub