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Hyposmocoma waihohonu

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Species of moth

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

Hyposmocoma waihohonu 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.

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.
Taxon identifiers
Hyposmocoma waihohonu


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