Hyposmocoma lupella
{{Short description|Species of moth}}
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| image = Hyposmocoma_species11.JPG
| image_caption = Illustrations in Fauna Hawaiiensis: 1. Hyposmocoma lupella, 2. Hyposmocoma candidella, 3. Hyposmocoma mediella, 4. Hyposmocoma sabulella, 5. Hyposmocoma albifrontella, 6. Hyposmocoma humerovittella, 7. Hyposmocoma cincta, 8. Hyposmocoma adjacens, 9. Hyposmocoma mediospurcata, 10. Hyposmocoma tripartita, 11. Hyposmocoma thoracella, 12. Hyposmocoma limata, 13. Hyposmocoma sublimata, 14. Hyposmocoma advena
| taxon = Hyposmocoma lupella
| authority = Walsingham, 1907
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Hyposmocoma lupella is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Examples have been collected at Kaholuamano, at an altitude of {{convert|4000|ft}}.
The moth's food source is unknown, but the larvae are expected to be found on dead wood and are presumed to be case-makers.
External links
- {{cite book |last=Zimmerman |first=Elwood C. |authorlink=Elwood Zimmerman |date=1978 |title=Insects of Hawaii |volume=9 Microlepidoptera |publisher=The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu|hdl=10125/7338 }}
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Category:Endemic moths of Hawaii
Category:Moths described in 1907
Category:Taxa named by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham
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