Carposina gracillima
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda
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| Class: | Insecta
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| Species: | C. gracillima
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| Carposina gracillima (Walsingham, 1907)
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Carposina gracillima 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, Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii.
The larvae feed in the berries of Styphelia 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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Categories:
- Carposinidae
- Endemic moths of Hawaii
- Moths described in 1907
- Carposina stubs