Hyposmocoma canella
| Hyposmocoma canella | |
|---|---|
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| Illustrations in Fauna Hawaiiensis: 1. Hyposmocoma canella, 2. Hyposmocoma schismatica, 3. Hyposmocoma cinereosparsa, 4. Hyposmocoma saccophora, 5. Hyposmocoma modesta, 6. Hyposmocoma tomentosa, 7. Hyposmocoma dorsella, 8. Hyposmocoma fallacella, 9. Hyposmocoma falsimella, 10. Hyposmocoma ochreovittelta, 11. Hyposmocoma quadripunctata, 12. Hyposmocoma sudorella, 13. Hyposmocoma vicina, 14. Hyposmocoma fulvida | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Hyposmocoma |
| Species: | H. canella |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyposmocoma canella Walsingham, 1907 | |
Hyposmocoma canella is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Kauai, Oahu, Molokai and Hawaii.
The larvae probably feed on lichens. The larvae are case-makers and have been found on rocks.
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