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]
| Carposina berberidella | |
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| Carposina berberidella in Kennel Die palaearktischen tortriciden figure 40 female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Carposinidae |
| Genus: | Carposina |
| Species: | C. berberidella
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| Binomial name | |
| Carposina berberidella Herrich-Schäffer, 1853[1]
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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
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "lepiforum.de". lepiforum.de. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". Nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2011.