Hyposmocoma nihoa
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Hyposmocoma nihoa is a species of moth
of the Cosmopterigidae
family. It is endemic to Nihoa
. The type locality is Miller Canyon.
The wingspan
is 6.3–7.6 mm.
The larval case is burrito-shaped and 3.4–4.8 mm in length. It is large and rounded with a curved pointed distal end and decorated with lichens woven with silk filaments. The case background color ranges from green to gray.
Adults were reared from case-making larvae. Larvae were collected on small bushes and rocks.
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 Nihoa
Nihoa
Nihoa , also known as Bird Island or Moku Manu, is the largest and tallest of ten islands and atolls in the uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands . The island is located at the southern end of the NWHI chain, southeast of Necker Island...
. The type locality is Miller Canyon.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 6.3–7.6 mm.
The larval case is burrito-shaped and 3.4–4.8 mm in length. It is large and rounded with a curved pointed distal end and decorated with lichens woven with silk filaments. The case background color ranges from green to gray.
Adults were reared from case-making larvae. Larvae were collected on small bushes and rocks.