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Carposina graminicolor

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

Carposina graminicolor is a moth of the family Carposinidae.[1] It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu and Hawaii.

The larvae feed on Osmanthus sandwicensis and Plectronia odorata.

References

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  1. ^ Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.