Carposina gemmata

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 Carposinidae family.[1] 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. "Insects of Hawaii. Volume 9, Microlepidoptera". Scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu. 1999-02-22. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
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