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Carposina fernaldana

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Carposina fernaldana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Carposinidae
Genus: Carposina
Species:
C. fernaldana
Binomial name
Carposina fernaldana
Busck, 1907
Carposina fernaldana, currant fruitworm moth, Size: 7.3 mm
Carposina fernaldana, currant fruitworm moth, Size: 8.5 mm

Carposina fernaldana, the currant fruitworm moth, is a moth in the Carposinidae family. It was described by August Busck in 1907. It is found in North America, where it is found from Quebec, along the Mississippi drainage, to Missouri.

The wingspan is 15–20 mm.

The larvae feed on Crataegus and Ribes species.

Etymology

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The species is named in honour of Charles H. Fernald.[1]

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