Hyposmocoma carnivora
| Hyposmocoma carnivora | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Hyposmocoma |
| Species: | H. carnivora |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyposmocoma carnivora P. Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2011 | |
Hyposmocoma carnivora is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is endemic to Hawaii.
The wingspan is 10.2–12 mm (0.40–0.47 in) for males and about 11.1 mm (0.44 in) for females.
The larvae have been reared on snails of the genus Tornatellides and pupae of Drosophila melanogaster.[1]
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