Carposina pygmaeella
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Carposina pygmaeella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Carposinidae |
Genus: | Carposina |
Species: | C. pygmaeella |
Binomial name | |
Carposina pygmaeella (Walsingham, 1907) | |
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Carposina pygmaeella is a moth of the family Carposinidae.[1] It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the island of Hawaii.
The wingspan is about 6 mm, making it the smallest Hawaiian Carposinidae species.
References[edit]
- ^ Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.