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Hyposmocoma papaiili

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Hyposmocoma papaiili
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species:
H. papaiili
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma papaiili
P. Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2011

Hyposmocoma papaiili is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is endemic to Maui.

The wingspan is 7.2–8.8 mm for males and 12.6 mm for females.

The larvae have been reared on lichen and fish food.[1]


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