''Carposina viridis'', the green carposinid moth, is a moth of the family

Carposinidae Carposinidae, the "fruitworm moths", is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera. These moths are narrower winged than Copromorphidae, with less rounded forewing tips. Males often have conspicuous patches of scales on either surface (Dugdale ...

. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of

Kauai Kauai, () anglicized as Kauai ( ), is geologically the second-oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands (after Niʻihau). With an area of 562.3 square miles (1,456.4 km2), it is the fourth-largest of these islands and the 21st largest island ...

and Oahu. The larvae feed on ''

Cyrtandra cordifolia ''Cyrtandra'' may refer to: * ''Cyrtandra'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Gesneriaceae * ''Cyrtandra'' (moth), a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae. It is now known as ''Avittonia'' {{Genus disambiguation ...

''. The larvae bore in the stem of their host plant.

References

Carposinidae Endemic moths of Hawaii Moths described in 1907 Taxa named by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham {{Carposina-stub