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Hyposmocoma nebulifera

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Hyposmocoma nebulifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species:
H. nebulifera
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma nebulifera

Hyposmocoma nebulifera is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu. The type locality is the Waianae Range, where it was collected at an elevation of 2,000 feet (610 m).

Larval case

The length of the forewings is 5.8–6 mm for males and 6.5–7.2 mm for females.[1]

The larval case is dark brown, smooth, 8.1 mm in length and 2.5 mm wide.

References

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  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.