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Carposina sublucida

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Carposina sublucida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Carposinidae
Genus: Carposina
Species:
C. sublucida
Binomial name
Carposina sublucida

Carposina sublucida is a moth in the family Carposinidae. It is found on the Canary Islands,[2] specifically on La Gomera.[1]

The wingspan is about 13 mm for males and 14 mm for females. The larvae live on Aeonium[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Diakonoff, A. (1988). "Three new species of the genus Carposina from Makaronesia (Lepidoptera: Carposinidae)" (PDF). Stapfia. 16: 77–84.
  2. ^ "Carposina sublucida Diakonoff, 1989". Fauna Europaea. 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2024.