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Carposina pygmaeella

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

Carposina pygmaeella is a moth of the family Carposinidae.[1] It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the island of Hawaii.

The wingspan is about 6 mm, making it the smallest Hawaiian Carposinidae species.

References

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