Carposina berberidella

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Carposina berberidella
Die palaearktischen tortriciden. Eine monographische darstellung mit 24 tafeln in farbendruck, einer stammtafel und mehreren abbildungen im text. Mit einer unterstutzung des (20946112981).jpg
Carposina berberidella in Kennel Die palaearktischen tortriciden figure 40 female
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Carposinidae
Genus: Carposina
Species:
C. berberidella
Binomial name
Carposina berberidella

Carposina berberidella is a moth of the Carposinidae family. It is found from Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, former Yugoslavia and the European part of Russia to the Middle East. [2]

The wingspan is about 14.5 mm. [3]

The larvae feed on Berberis species. They feed inside the fruit of their host plant. [4]

References

  1. "Carposina berberidella Herrich-Schäffer, 1853". Fauna Europaea . 2.6.2. 29 August 2013. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  2. "The First finding of the species Carposina scirrhosella Herrich-schäffer, 1854 (Lepidoptera, Copromorphoidea, Carposinidae) in Serbia" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Serbica . 9/10: 111–122. 2004–2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2012.
  3. "lepiforum.de". lepiforum.de. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  4. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". Nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2011.