Carposina berberidella
| Carposina berberidella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Carposinidae |
| Genus: | Carposina |
| Species: | C. berberidella |
| Binomial name | |
| Carposina berberidella Herrich-Schäffer, 1853[1] | |
Carposina berberidella is a moth of the Carposinidae family. It is found from Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, former Yugoslavia and the European part of Russia to the Middle East.[2]
The wingspan is about 14.5 mm.[3] The forewings are brown-gray and the hindwings darkened.
The larvae feed on Berberis species. They feed inside the fruit of their host plant.[4]
References
- ↑ "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ↑ "The First finding of the species Carposina scirrhosella Herrich-schäffer, 1854 (Lepidoptera, Copromorphoidea, Carposinidae) in Serbia" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ↑ "lepiforum.de". lepiforum.de. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". Nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2011-12-19.