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Hyposmocoma kahamanoa

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

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

References

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  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.