Carposina engalactis

Carposina engalactis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Carposinidae
Genus:	Carposina
Species:	C. engalactis
Binomial name
	Carposina engalactis; Meyrick, 1932

Last updated August 13, 2025

Carposina engalactis is a moth in the family Carposinidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is found in Brazil.^[1]

Appearance

Described as being uniformly whitish, with antennae the same colour as the head.^[2]

References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Carposina engalactis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved April 28, 2018.
↑ Davis, Donald R. (1969). A Revision of the American Moths of the Family Carposinideae (Lepidoptera: Carposinoidea) (1st ed.). City of Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press. pp. 27–28.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Carposina engalactis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved April 28, 2018.

[2] Davis, Donald R. (1969). A Revision of the American Moths of the Family Carposinideae (Lepidoptera: Carposinoidea) (1st ed.). City of Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press. pp. 27–28.

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