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    Carposina gemmata

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    Short description: Species of moth

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

    Carposina gemmata is a moth of the family Carposinidae.[1] It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu and Hawaii.

    Larvae have been recorded on the buds and fruits of Clermontia and Cyanea species.

    References

    1. Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. 

    Wikidata ☰ Q5045893 entry




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