Carposina olivaceonitens

Carposina olivaceonitens
Scientific classification
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 Carposinidae family.[1] It is endemic to Kauai, Oahu, Maui and Hawaii.

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

References

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