Carposina autologa

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Carposina autologa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Carposinidae
Genus: Carposina
Species:
C. autologa
Binomial name
Carposina autologa
Meyrick, 1910
Synonyms
  • Carposina sysciodesTurner, 1947

Carposina autologa, the hakea seed-moth, is a moth in the Carposinidae family. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia. [1] It has been released in South Africa for the biological control Hakea sericea . [2] [3]

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are white with a black stripe along the costa. The hindwings are white.

The larvae feed on the seeds of Hakea sericea and Hakea nodosa . [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Carposina autologa​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  2. ↑ The impact of the Hakea seed-moth Carposina autologa (Carposinidae) on the canopy-stored seeds of the weed Hakea sericea (Proteaceae)
  3. ↑ "Gordon, A.J., 1993. The Biological Control of Hakea Sericea Schrade by the Hakea Seed-Moth, Carposina autologa Meyrick, in South Africa. - Rhodes University: 1-135". Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  4. ↑ lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au


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