Hyposmocoma pukoa

Hyposmocoma pukoa is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is endemic to Maui.

Hyposmocoma pukoa
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H. pukoa
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma pukoa
P. Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2011

The wingspan is 9–10.7 mm for males and 10.1–10.8 mm for females.

The larvae live in a larval case which has the form of a bugle-shaped structure with a light grey background colour with dark brown bands.[1]

Etymology

The specific name is derived from the Hawaiian, (meaning bugle) and koa (an endemic Hawaiian tree) referring to the type of case and habitat of this species.

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