Carposina berberidella explained

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.[1]

The wingspan is about 14.5 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Berberis species. They feed inside the fruit of their host plant.[3]

Notes and References

  1. The First finding of the species Carposina scirrhosella Herrich-schäffer, 1854 (Lepidoptera, Copromorphoidea, Carposinidae) in Serbia . . 9/10 . 2004–2005 . 111–122 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120402072009/http://www.bio.bg.ac.rs/eds/AES/Vol9-10/03.pdf. 2 April 2012 . dead .
  2. Web site: lepiforum.de. lepiforum.de. 19 December 2011.
  3. Web site: HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Nhm.ac.uk. 19 December 2011.

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