Hyposmocoma kawaikoi

Species of moth

Hyposmocoma kawaikoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Cosmopterigidae
Genus:Hyposmocoma
Species:
H. kawaikoi
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma kawaikoi
P. Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2011

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

References

  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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