Carposina graminicolor | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Carposinidae |
Genus: | Carposina |
Species: | C. graminicolor |
Binomial name | |
Carposina graminicolor (Walsingham, 1907) | |
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Carposina graminicolor is a moth of the family Carposinidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu and Hawaii.
The larvae feed on Osmanthus sandwicensis and Plectronia odorata.
References
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Carposina graminicolor |
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