Carposina anopta

Carposina anopta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Carposinidae
Genus: Carposina
Species: C. anopta
Binomial name
Carposina anopta
Diakonoff, 1990

Carposina anopta is a moth in the Carposinidae family. It is found on Madeira.[1]

The wingspan is 15–17 mm for males and about 18 mm for females. The forewings of the males are glossy creamy white, scattered with dark fuscous dots and spots. The hindwings are white with a silky gloss and a greyish suffusion towards the costa and apex. Females are similar but have unicolourous greyish-white hindwings.[2]

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