Carposina viridis
| Carposina viridis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Carposinidae |
| Genus: | Carposina |
| Species: | C. viridis |
| Binomial name | |
| Carposina viridis (Walsingham, 1907) | |
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Carposina viridis (green carposinid moth) is a moth of the Carposinidae family.[1] It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai and Oahu.
The larvae feed on Cyrtandra cordifolia. The larvae bore in the stem of their host plant.
References
- ↑ "Insects of Hawaii. Volume 9, Microlepidoptera". Scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu. 1999-02-22. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
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