Carposina

Species of Carposina in Indiana

Currant Fruitworm Moth
(Carposina fernaldana)

Genus Carposina

Herrich-Schäffer, 1853

Etymology

Carposina: Combines the greek words Carpo meaning “fruit,” and sin meaning “damage,” because the larvae of these moths feed on the foliage of many cultivated fruit trees.

Pronunciation

Car-poh-sye-nuh

Overview

Carposina is a large genus of moths in the family Carposinidae. Members of Carposina are found on every continent except Antarctica.

Taxonomic Level	Worldwide	North America	Midwestern USA	Indiana
Distribution of Genus Carposina
Species	~127	6	4	2-4

Many members of genus (Carposina) are endemic to Australia, New Zealand, and Hawaii.
Only six species of (Carposina) are found in North America.

Carposina biloba (no common name) is native to the southeastern United States, but has been reported in Ohio.
C. cretata (no common name) is believed to be endemic to the island of Puerto Rico.
C. dominicae (no common name) is believed to be endemic to the island of Dominica.
C. fernaldana (currant fruitworm moth) is is found in eastern North America.
C. sasakii (peach fruit moth) was introduced from Asia.
C. simulator (no common name) is native to the southwestern United States, but has been reported in the Midwest.

Documented Occurrences

This map shows the confirmed sightings of the genus Carposina in Indiana. All sightings were confirmed through photographic documentation by individuals who contributed to the Great American IN Nature Lepidoptera Project (GAIN LP).

GAIN LP
documented
in county.

Photo Credit

Image courtesy of Dan McCord.

Additional Sources

Davis DR. 1969. A revision of the American moths of the family Carposinidae (Lepidoptera: Carposinoidea). Washington: Smithsonian Institute, United States National Museum.