Carposina berberidella | |
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Carposina berberidella in Kennel Die palaearktischen tortriciden figure 40 female | |
Scientific classification | |
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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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]
The wingspan is about 14.5 mm.[3]
The larvae feed on Berberis species. They feed inside the fruit of their host plant.[4]