Hyposmocoma waikamoi
Appearance
Hyposmocoma waikamoi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
Genus: | Hyposmocoma |
Species: | H. waikamoi
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Binomial name | |
Hyposmocoma waikamoi P. Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2011
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Hyposmocoma waikamoi is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is endemic to Maui.
The wingspan is 10.4–11 mm for males and 9.8–9.9 mm for females.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name is derived from the Nature Conservancy reserve on east Maui to which the species is apparently restricted.
References
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