Hyposmocoma kapakai

Hyposmocoma kapakai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cosmopterigidae
Genus:	Hyposmocoma
Species:	H. kapakai
Binomial name
	Hyposmocoma kapakai; Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2008

Hyposmocoma kapakai is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is endemic to Oahu. The type locality is the south-east coastal region.

The wingspan is 10.9–13.2 mm.

Adults were reared from case-making larvae collected on the coast at sea level. Larvae were reared on fish food and carrots. Larvae were sparsely distributed along the shoreline region.

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Three new species of Hyposmocoma (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae) from the Hawaiian Islands, based on morphological and molecular evidence

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