Carposina viridis

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Carposina viridis
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C. viridis
Binomial name
Carposina viridis
(Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Heterocrossa viridisWalsingham, 1907

Carposina viridis, the green carposinid moth, is a moth of the family Carposinidae. [1] It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai and Oahu.

The larvae feed on Cyrtandra cordifolia . The larvae bore in the stem of their host plant.

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References

  1. Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.