Carposina anopta

Carposina anopta is a moth in the family Carposinidae. It is found on Madeira.[1]

Carposina anopta
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C. anopta
Binomial name
Carposina anopta
Diakonoff, 1990

The wingspan is 15–17 mm for males and about 18 mm for females. The forewings of the males are glossy creamy white, scattered with dark fuscous dots and spots. The hindwings are white with a silky gloss and a greyish suffusion towards the costa and apex. Females are similar but have unicolourous greyish-white hindwings.[2]

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