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Carposina engalactis

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Species of moth

Carposina engalactis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Carposinidae
Genus: Carposina
Species: C. engalactis
Binomial name
Carposina engalactis
Meyrick, 1932

Carposina engalactis is a moth in the family Carposinidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is found in Brazil.

Appearance

Described as being uniformly whitish, with antennae the same colour as the head.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Carposina engalactis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  2. Davis, Donald R. (1969). A Revision of the American Moths of the Family Carposinideae (Lepidoptera: Carposinoidea) (1st ed.). City of Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press. pp. 27–28.
Taxon identifiers
Carposina engalactis


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