Carposina_petraea

<i>Carposina petraea</i>

Carposina petraea

Species of moth

Carposina petraea is a moth in the family Carposinidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia and Victoria.[1]

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The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are whitish, unevenly suffused with grey and with ochreous, and irrorated (sprinkled) with dark fuscous. The hindwings are whitish grey.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Carposina petraea​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  2. [2]
    "New Australian Lepidoptera of the Family Tortricidae". Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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