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Carposina autologa

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Species of moth

Carposina autologa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Carposinidae
Genus: Carposina
Species: C. autologa
Binomial name
Carposina autologa
Meyrick, 1910
Synonyms
  • Carposina sysciodes Turner, 1947

Carposina autologa, the hakea seed-moth, is a moth in the Carposinidae family. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia. It has been released in South Africa for the biological control Hakea sericea.

The wingspan is about 10 mm.

The larvae feed on the seeds of Hakea sericea and Hakea nodosa.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Carposina autologa​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  2. The impact of the Hakea seed-moth Carposina autologa (Carposinidae) on the canopy-stored seeds of the weed Hakea sericea (Proteaceae)
  3. "Gordon, A.J., 1993. The Biological Control of Hakea Sericea Schrade by the Hakea Seed-Moth, Carposina autologa Meyrick, in South Africa. - Rhodes University: 1-135". Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  4. lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au
Taxon identifiers
Carposina autologa


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