Carposina gemmata

Short description: Species of moth

Carposina gemmata

Scientific classification
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.

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