Hyposmocoma mokumana

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Hyposmocoma mokumana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species:
H. mokumana
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma mokumana
Schmitz and Rubinoff, 2009

Hyposmocoma mokumana is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is endemic to Necker Island. The type locality is Annexation Hill.

The wingspan is 11.4–14.3 mm.

The larval case is purse-shaped and 7.4–8.9 mm in length.

Adults were reared from case-making larvae. Cases were collected in Sesbania litter.


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