Biology:Carposina graminicolor

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Short description: Species of moth

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

Carposina graminicolor 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 and Hawaii.

The larvae feed on Osmanthus sandwicensis and Plectronia odorata.

References

  1. Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5045899 entry