Carposina fernaldana, the currant fruitworm moth, is a moth in the Carposinidae family. It was described by August Busck in 1907. It is found in North America, where it is found from Quebec, along the Mississippi drainage, to Missouri.
| Carposina fernaldana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Carposinidae |
| Genus: | Carposina |
| Species: | C. fernaldana
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| Binomial name | |
| Carposina fernaldana Busck, 1907
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The wingspan is 15–20 mm.
Etymology
editThe species is named in honour of Charles H. Fernald.[1]
References
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