Biology:Carposina pygmaeella

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Short description: Species of moth

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

Carposina pygmaeella is a moth of the family Carposinidae.[1] It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the island of Hawaii.

The wingspan is about 6 mm, making it the smallest Hawaiian Carposinidae species.

References

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

Wikidata ☰ Q5045923 entry