Cryptophlebia illepida
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Cryptophlebia illepida female (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Todd Gilligan, CSU
Source: IPM Images
Author(s): Todd Gilligan, CSU
Source: IPM Images
Cryptophlebia illepida (Butler, 1882) - (koa seedworm)
This tortrix moth has been only recorded from Hawaii and is a polyphagous pest of various trees. It breeds in the seeds of endemic koa trees (Acacia koa), but also attacks several fruit and nut trees like macadamia, litchi and mango.
C. illepida is an important pest of macadamia nuts. Female moths lay their eggs on the surface of the developing nuts and the emerging larvae bore through the husk, often causing premature nut drop. It is very similar in morphology and biology to Cryptophlebia ombrodelta, an introduced pest of macadamia nuts in Hawaii. Both species can be difficult to distinguish unless males are dissected.
- Other images of Cryptophlebia illepida (IPM Images - click to enlarge)
female
male
male genitalia
female genitalia
