Hyposmocoma nihoa
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.
| Hyposmocoma nihoa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
The wingspan is 6.3–7.6 mm.[1]
The larval case is burrito-shaped and 3.4–4.8 mm in length. It is large and rounded with a curved pointed distal end and decorated with lichens woven with silk filaments. The case background color ranges from green to gray.[1]
Adults were reared from case-making larvae. Larvae were collected on small bushes and rocks.[1]
References
- 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.
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