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Fruitworm Moths
Carposinidae
Carposinidae, the "fruitworm moths" is a family of insects in the lepidopteran order. These moths are narrower winged than Copromorphidae, with less rounded forewing tips. Males often have conspicuous patches of scales on either surface (Dugdale et al., 1999). The mouthparts are quite diagnostic, usually with prominent, upcurved "labial palps", the third segment long (especially in females), and the second segment covered in large scales. Unlike Copromorphidae, the "M2" and sometimes "M1" vein on the hindwings...
21 branches of this family, most-observed first
Carposina
genusCarposina
Heterocrossa
genusHeterocrossa
Bondia
genusBondia
Coscinoptycha
genusCoscinoptycha
Sosineura
genusSosineura
Heterogymna
genusHeterogymna
Metacosmesis
genusMetacosmesis
Commatarcha
genusCommatarcha
Peragrarchis
genusPeragrarchis
Paramorpha
genusParamorpha
Ctenarchis
genusCtenarchis
Meridarchis
genusMeridarchis
Tesuquea
genusTesuquea
Epicopistis
genusEpicopistis
Glaphyrarcha
genusGlaphyrarcha
Peritrichocera
genusPeritrichocera
Archostola
genusArchostola
Alexotypa
genusAlexotypa
Scopalostoma
genusScopalostoma
Nosphidia
genusNosphidia
Campbellana
genusCampbellana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 173393.