Carposina smaragdias

Carposina smaragdias
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Carposinidae
Genus: Carposina
Species: C. smaragdias
Binomial name
Carposina smaragdias
Turner, 1916

Carposina smaragdias is a moth in the Carposinidae family. It was described by Turner in 1916. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is about 31 mm.[2] The forewings are green with grey or brown markings, including a dark crescent near the costa.[3]

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