Biology:Carposina viridis

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Short description: Species of moth

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

Carposina viridis, the green carposinid moth, 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 and Oahu.

The larvae feed on Cyrtandra cordifolia. The larvae bore in the stem of their host plant.

References

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

Wikidata ☰ Q5045936 entry