Hyposmocoma mokumana
Appearance
Hyposmocoma mokumana | |
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Aerial view of Necker Island | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
Genus: | Hyposmocoma |
Species: | H. mokumana
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Binomial name | |
Hyposmocoma mokumana Schmitz and Rubinoff, 2009
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Hyposmocoma mokumana is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is endemic to Necker Island. The type locality is Annexation Hill.
The wingspan is 11.4–14.3 mm.
The larval case is purse-shaped and 7.4–8.9 mm in length.
Adults were reared from case-making larvae. Cases were collected in Sesbania litter.
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