Carposina subumbrata
| Carposina subumbrata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Carposinidae |
| Genus: | Carposina |
| Species: | C. subumbrata |
| Binomial name | |
| Carposina subumbrata (Walsingham, 1907) | |
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Carposina subumbrata is a moth of the family Carposinidae.[1] It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.
The larvae feed on Scaevola chamissoniana. They form galls on the stems of their host plant.
References
- ↑ Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu.
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