Carposina_autologa

<i>Carposina autologa</i>

Carposina autologa

Species of moth

Carposina autologa, the hakea seed-moth, is a moth in the Carposinidae family. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia.[1] It has been released in South Africa for the biological control Hakea sericea.[2][3]

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The wingspan is about 10 mm.

The larvae feed on the seeds of Hakea sericea and Hakea nodosa.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Carposina autologa​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  2. [2]
    The impact of the Hakea seed-moth Carposina autologa (Carposinidae) on the canopy-stored seeds of the weed Hakea sericea (Proteaceae)
  3. [3]
    "Gordon, A.J., 1993. The Biological Control of Hakea Sericea Schrade by the Hakea Seed-Moth, Carposina autologa Meyrick, in South Africa. - Rhodes University: 1-135". Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  4. [4]
    lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au


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