Carposina gemmata

Carposina gemmata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Carposinidae
Genus: Carposina
Species:
C. gemmata
Binomial name
Carposina gemmata
(Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Heterocrossa gemmata Walsingham, 1907

Carposina gemmata is a moth of the family Carposinidae.[1] It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu and Hawaii.

Larvae have been recorded on the buds and fruits of Clermontia and Cyanea species.

References

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


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