Hyposmocoma nihoa

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

Hyposmocoma nihoa is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is endemic to Nihoa, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The type locality is Miller Canyon.

The wingspan is 6.3–7.6 mm. [1]

The larval case is burrito-shaped and 3.4–4.8 mm in length. [1]

Adults were reared from case-making larvae. Larvae were collected on small bushes and rocks. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Schmitz, Patrick; Rubinoff, Daniel (2009). "New species of Hyposmocoma (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae) from the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands of Laysan, Necker, and Nihoa" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2272: 37–53. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2272.1.3. S2CID   14669761.