Carposina trigononotata

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

Carposina trigononotata 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 Molokai and Maui.

The larvae feed on the terminal buds of Metrosideros species. The larvae bore in the stem of their host plant.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.