Biology:Carposina impavida

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Short description: Species of moth

Carposina impavida
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Carposinidae
Genus: Carposina
Species:
C. impavida
Binomial name
Carposina impavida
Meyrick, 1913

Carposina impavida is a moth in the family Carposinidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found on the Comoros and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]

The larvae feed on Mallotus oppositifolius and Maesobotrya species.

References

  1. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Carposina impavida Meyrick, 1913". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/CARPIMPA. Retrieved August 19, 2020. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13456299 entry