Carposina berberidella | |
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Carposina berberidella in Kennel Die palaearktischen tortriciden figure 40 female | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Carposinidae |
Genus: | Carposina |
Species: | C. berberidella |
Binomial name | |
Carposina berberidella Herrich-Schäffer, 1853 [1] |
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]