Hyposmocoma insinuatrix
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Hyposmocoma insinuatrix is a species of moth
of the Cosmopterigidae
family. It is endemic to Molokai
. The type locality is Kainalu, where it was collected on an altitude between 2,000 and 3,000 feet.
The larvae feed on Smilax sandwicensis. They bore in dead wood. They do not make a case.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Cosmopterigidae
Cosmopterigidae
Cosmopterigidae is a family of insects in the Lepidoptera order. These are small moths with narrow wings whose tiny larvae feed internally on the leaves, seeds, stems, etc of their host plants. There are about 1,500 described species...
family. It is endemic to Molokai
Molokai
Molokai or Molokai is an island in the Hawaiian archipelago. It is 38 by 10 miles in size with a land area of , making it the fifth largest of the main Hawaiian Islands and the 27th largest island in the United States. It lies east of Oahu across the 25-mile wide Kaiwi Channel and north of...
. The type locality is Kainalu, where it was collected on an altitude between 2,000 and 3,000 feet.
The larvae feed on Smilax sandwicensis. They bore in dead wood. They do not make a case.