Hyposmocoma opuumaloo
| Hyposmocoma opuumaloo | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| 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 Cosmopterigidae family. 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. It is small and thin and decorated with bits of sand woven with silk filaments. The operculum is decorated with small pebbles. The case background color ranges from gray to brown.
Adults were reared from case-making larvae. Larvae were collected on the ground.
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