Carposina piperatella

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

Carposina piperatella 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.

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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