Biology:Hyposmocoma pritchardiae
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Short description: Species of moth
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| Species: | H. pritchardiae
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| Hyposmocoma pritchardiae (Swezey, 1933)
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Hyposmocoma pritchardiae is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Otto Swezey in 1933. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai. The type locality is Kumuwela.
The larvae feed on Pritchardia eriophora. The larvae were found feeding in the abundant fulvous cottony tomentum of the host plant, with which the spathe and other parts of inflorescence is clothed. The moths are about the colour of this cottony substance.
References
External links
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu.
- Schmitz, Patrick; Rubinoff, Daniel (2009). "New species of Hyposmocoma (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae) from the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands of Laysan, Necker, and Nihoa". Zootaxa 2272: 37–53. doi:10.5281/zenodo.190995. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228514812.
Wikidata ☰ Q13446172 entry
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