Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00049
Carposina divaricata
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About Carposina divaricata
Swezey’s forest-entomology account, under the older name Heterocrossa divaricata, reports larvae feeding in Elaeocarpus seeds and adults reared from Syzygium fruit on Oʻahu.
Natural history and identification
Swezey’s forest-entomology account, under the older name Heterocrossa divaricata, reports larvae feeding in Elaeocarpus seeds and adults reared from Syzygium fruit on Oʻahu. These are historical records under that identification, not independently verified Kauaʻi host records. They nevertheless explain the fruit- and seed-associated biology attributed to the name in older Hawaiian literature. Modern identification is necessary before transferring an old rearing record to a newly observed caterpillar.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. The Kauaʻi record is classified as “Present”. Its cited evidence source is iNaturalist Kauaʻi checklist.
Evidence limits
The cited observations describe the evidence currently available for this account. They do not establish a complete life history or a measured current Kauaʻi population trend.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Carposina divaricata
- Family
- Carposinidae
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Unknown
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Swezey’s forest-entomology account, under the older name Heterocrossa divaricata, reports larvae feeding in Elaeocarpus seeds and adults reared from Syzygium fruit on Oʻahu.