Biology:Hyposmocoma eepawai

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Short description: Species of moth

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

Hyposmocoma eepawai is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is endemic to Kauai. The species belongs to the amphibious caterpillar guild of the genus Hyposmocoma.[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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5960321 entry