CARPOSINIDAE ⁵

Carposina exochana (Meyrick, 1888). Endemic. Local.

Habitat, seasonality and behaviour ⁶

According to Hudson (1928), the perfect insect appears from September till May.

Life history ⁶

The larvae of this species feed on the fruits of Muehlenbeckia species.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Mike Bowie, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Mike Bowie
2. (c) Possums' End, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heterocrossa_exochana_137036175.jpg
3. (c) Possums' End, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heterocrossa_exochana_90836571.jpg
4. George Vernon Hudson , no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fig_7_MA_I437623_TePapa_Plate-XXIV-The-butterflies_full_(cropped).jpg
5. Adapted by Tony Steer from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterocrossa_exochana
6. (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNaturalist NZ taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants

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