Carposina graminis

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

Carposina graminis is a moth of the family Carposinidae.[1] It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

The larvae feed on Metrosideros species.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carposina graminis.
Wikispecies has information related to Carposina graminis.
  1. ^ Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.


This article relating to the moth genus Carposina is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.