Carposina canescens
| Carposina canescens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Carposinidae |
| Genus: | Carposina |
| Species: | C. canescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Carposina canescens Philpott, 1930[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Carposina canescens is a moth of the Carposinidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]
The wingspan is 15–17 mm. The head, palpi and thorax are whitish-grey. The abdomen is whitish-ochreous. The forewings are grey with a faint greenish tinge and a black basal area on the costa, reaching half across wing and indicated below the middle by a few raised black scales. The hindwings are shining grey.
References
- ↑ "Lepidoptera of New Zealand". Landcareresearch.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ↑ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 1 – 264. ISBN 0-477-02518-8. ISSN 0111-5383 – via Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.
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