Biology:Carposina engalactis

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Short description: Species of moth

Carposina engalactis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Carposinidae
Genus: Carposina
Species:
C. engalactis
Binomial name
Carposina engalactis
Meyrick, 1932

Carposina engalactis is a moth in the family Carposinidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is found in Brazil .[1]

Appearance

Described as being uniformly whitish, with antennae the same colour as the head.[2]

Reference

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Carposina engalactis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=117084. 
  2. Davis, Donald R. (1969). A Revision of the American Moths of the Family Carposinideae (Lepidoptera: Carposinoidea) (1st ed.). City of Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press. pp. 27-28. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13456289 entry