Hyposmocoma moopalikea

Hyposmocoma moopalikea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cosmopterigidae
Genus:	Hyposmocoma
Species:	H. moopalikea
Binomial name
	Hyposmocoma moopalikea; P. Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2011

Last updated September 05, 2025

Hyposmocoma moopalikea is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is endemic to Maui. The species belongs to the amphibious caterpillar guild of the genus Hyposmocoma .^[1]

References

↑ Schmitz, Patrick (2011). "The Hawaiian amphibious caterpillar guild: new species of Hyposmocoma (Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae) confirm distinct aquatic invasions and complex speciation patterns". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 162: 15–42. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2010.00676.x .

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[1] Schmitz, Patrick (2011). "The Hawaiian amphibious caterpillar guild: new species of Hyposmocoma (Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae) confirm distinct aquatic invasions and complex speciation patterns". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 162: 15–42. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2010.00676.x .

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