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Carposina berberidella

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Carposina berberidella
Carposina berberidella in Kennel Die palaearktischen tortriciden figure 40 female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Carposinidae
Genus: Carposina
Species:
C. berberidella
Binomial name
Carposina berberidella

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 larvae feed on Berberis species. They feed inside the fruit of their host plant.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Carposina berberidella Herrich-Schäffer, 1853". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. 29 August 2013. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  2. ^ "The First finding of the species Carposina scirrhosella Herrich-schäffer, 1854 (Lepidoptera, Copromorphoidea, Carposinidae) in Serbia" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Serbica. 9/10: 111–122. 2004–2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2012.
  3. ^ "lepiforum.de". lepiforum.de. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  4. ^ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". Nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2011.