Hyposmocoma eliai
Appearance
Hyposmocoma eliai | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
Genus: | Hyposmocoma |
Species: | H. eliai
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Binomial name | |
Hyposmocoma eliai P. Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2011
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Hyposmocoma eliai is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is endemic to Kauai. Larvae were collected on large barren volcanic rocks placed along the shoreline to reduce erosion in Nawiliwili bay.
The wingspan is 4.5–5.2 mm for males and 4.6–5.7 mm for females.[1]
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