Carposina fernaldana

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Carposina fernaldana
Carposina fernaldana P1110561a.jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Carposinidae
Genus: Carposina
Species:
C. fernaldana
Binomial name
Carposina fernaldana
Busck, 1907
Carposina fernaldana, currant fruitworm moth, Size: 7.3 mm Carposina fernaldana P1100921a.jpg
Carposina fernaldana, currant fruitworm moth, Size: 7.3 mm
Carposina fernaldana, currant fruitworm moth, Size: 8.5 mm Carposina fernaldana P1030037b.jpg
Carposina fernaldana, currant fruitworm moth, Size: 8.5 mm

Carposina fernaldana, the currant fruitworm moth, is a moth in the Carposinidae family. It was described by August Busck in 1907. It is found in North America, where it is found from Quebec, along the Mississippi drainage, to Missouri.

The wingspan is 15–20 mm.

The larvae feed on Crataegus and Ribes species.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Charles H. Fernald. [1]

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