| Carposina pygmaeella | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Carposinidae |
| Genus: | Carposina |
| Species: | C. pygmaeella
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| 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
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- ^ Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl: 10125/7338.