Carposina viridis
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Carposina viridis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Carposinidae |
Genus: | Carposina |
Species: | C. viridis
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Binomial name | |
Carposina viridis (Walsingham, 1907)
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Carposina viridis, the green carposinid moth, 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 Kauai and Oahu.
The larvae feed on Cyrtandra cordifolia. The larvae bore in the stem of their host plant.
References
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- ^ Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
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