Heterocrossa adreptella

Heterocrossa adreptella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Carposinidae
Genus:	Carposina
Species:	C. adreptella
Binomial name
	Carposina adreptella; (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
	Gelechia adreptella Walker, 1864; Heterocrossa adreptella; Paramorpha adreptella; Heterocrossa charaxias Meyrick, 1891;

Carposina adreptella is a moth of the Carposinidae family. It is endemic to new Zealand.

Taxonomy

Meyrick misinterpreted Walker's type material and C. adreptella was long considered the New Zealand raspberry budmoth, whereas this was in fact a species different from Carposina adreptella that is now known as Carposina rubophaga.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Lepidoptera of New Zealand". Landcareresearch.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2011-12-19. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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