Carposina gemmata

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

Carposina gemmata is a moth of the Carposinidae family.[1] It is endemic to Oahu and Hawaii.

Larvae have been recorded on the buds and fruits of Clermontia and Cyanea species.

References

  1. "Insects of Hawaii. Volume 9, Microlepidoptera". Scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu. 1999-02-22. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
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