Biology:Carposina petraea

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Short description: Species of moth

Carposina petraea
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Carposinidae
Genus: Carposina
Species:
C. petraea
Binomial name
Carposina petraea
Meyrick, 1910
Synonyms
  • Carposina eulopha Turner, 1916

Carposina petraea is a moth in the family Carposinidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from South Australia and Victoria.[1]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are whitish, unevenly suffused with grey and with ochreous, and irrorated (sprinkled) with dark fuscous. The hindwings are whitish grey.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13456323 entry