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Cydia deshaisiana

Synonyms: Carpocapsa deshaisiana; Carpocapsa saltatoria; Carpocapsa saltitans; Cydia saltitans; Grapholitha sebastianiae

Wikipedia Abstract

Cydia deshaisiana or jumping bean moth is a moth from Mexico that is most widely known as its larva, where it inhabits the carpels of seeds from several species of the shrub genus Sebastiania (S. pavoniana or S. palmeri). These seeds are commonly known as Mexican jumping beans. The larva may live for months inside the bean with varying periods of dormancy.It eats away the inside of the bean, making a hollow for itself. If the seed is cut, the larva will repair the hole with silk. The small, jawless silver and gray-colored moth will live for only a few days.
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Prey / Diet

Colliguaja odorifera[1]
Pleradenophora bilocularis (arrow poision plant)[1]
Sebastiania pavoniana[1]

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1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0