Carposina autologa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Carposinidae |
Genus: | Carposina |
Species: | C. autologa
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Binomial name | |
Carposina autologa Meyrick, 1910
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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]
The wingspan is about 10 mm.
The larvae feed on the seeds of Hakea sericea and Hakea nodosa.[4]