| Carposina olivaceonitens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Carposinidae |
| Genus: | Carposina |
| Species: | C. olivaceonitens |
| Binomial name | |
| Carposina olivaceonitens (Walsingham, 1907) | |
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Carposina olivaceonitens 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, Maui and Hawaii.
The larvae feed on flowers, flower buds and fruit of Clermontia and Planchonella species.
References
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
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| Carposina olivaceonitens | |
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