Carposina trigononotata

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

Carposina trigononotata is a moth of the Carposinidae family.[1] It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Molokai and Maui.

The larvae feed on the terminal buds of Metrosideros species. The larvae bore in the stem of their host plant.

References

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