Carposina viridis
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.
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The larvae feed on Cyrtandra cordifolia. The larvae bore in the stem of their host plant.
References
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
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