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Carposina olivaceonitens

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

Carposina olivaceonitens 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, Oahu, Maui and Hawaii.

The larvae feed on flowers, flower buds and fruit of Clermontia and Planchonella species.

References

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