A Currant Fruitworm Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/1/2014).
A Currant Fruitworm Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/31/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Currant Fruitworm Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/24/2017).
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A Currant Fruitworm Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/1/2014).
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A Currant Fruitworm Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/31/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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A Currant Fruitworm Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/24/2017).
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Source: Wikipedia
| 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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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.
The wingspan is 15–20 mm.
The larvae feed on Crataegus and Ribes species.
Etymology
[edit]The species is named in honour of Charles H. Fernald.[1]
References
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