Hyposmocoma kahaiao
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Hyposmocoma kahaiao | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
Genus: | Hyposmocoma |
Species: | H. kahaiao
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Binomial name | |
Hyposmocoma kahaiao P. Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2011
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Hyposmocoma kahaiao is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is endemic to Maui. The species belongs to the amphibious caterpillar guild of the genus Hyposmocoma.[1]
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- ^ Schmitz, Patrick (2011). "The Hawaiian amphibious caterpillar guild: new species of Hyposmocoma (Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae) confirm distinct aquatic invasions and complex speciation patterns". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 162: 15–42. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2010.00676.x.