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.^[2]

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.^[2]

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)
^ ^a ^b Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera-annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 130. Retrieved 20 January 2017.

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[1] "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)

[FNZ1988-2] Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera-annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 130. Retrieved 20 January 2017.

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