Hyposmocoma kapakai
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| Hyposmocoma kapakai | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Hyposmocoma |
| Species: | H. kapakai |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyposmocoma kapakai Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2008 | |
Hyposmocoma kapakai is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Oahu. The type locality is the south-east coastal region.
The wingspan is 10.9–13.2 mm.
Adults were reared from case-making larvae collected on the coast at sea level. Larvae were reared on fish food and carrots. Larvae were sparsely distributed along the shoreline region.
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