Hyposmocoma kamakou

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

Hyposmocoma kamakou is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Molokai. The species belongs to the amphibious caterpillar guild of the Hyposmocoma genus.[1]

References

  1. 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.

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