Carposina olivaceonitens
| Carposina olivaceonitens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Lepidoptera | 
| Family: | Carposinidae | 
| Genus: | Carposina | 
| Species: | C. olivaceonitens | 
| Binomial name | |
| Carposina olivaceonitens (Walsingham, 1907) | |
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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
- ↑ "Insects of Hawaii. Volume 9, Microlepidoptera". Scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu. 1999-02-22. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
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