Hyposmocoma opuumaloo
| Hyposmocoma opuumaloo | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Hyposmocoma |
| Species: | H. opuumaloo |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyposmocoma opuumaloo Schmitz and Rubinoff, 2009 | |
Hyposmocoma opuumaloo is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is endemic to Necker Island. The type locality is Flagpole Hill.
The wingspan is 8.9–9.1 mm.
The larval case is cone-shaped and 6.7–7.1 mm in length.
Adults were reared from case-making larvae. Larvae were collected on the ground.
External links
- New species of Hyposmocoma (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae) from the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands of Laysan, Necker, and Nihoa
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