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Carposina inscripta

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Species of moth

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

Carposina inscripta is a moth of the family Carposinidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the island of Hawaii.

The larvae feed in the berries of Vaccinium reticulatum.

References

  1. Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
Taxon identifiers
Carposina inscripta


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