Carposina gracillima

Species of moth

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

Carposina gracillima 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 Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii.

The larvae feed in the berries of Styphelia 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.
Taxon identifiers
Carposina gracillima


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