Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Cosmopterigidae Scientific name Hyposmocoma inversella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Hyposmocoma Rank Species | |
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Hyposmocoma inversella is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Oahu. The type locality are the Waianae Mountains, where it was collected on an altitude of 2,000 feet.
The length of the forewings is 4.9 mm for males and 4.7 mm for females. Adults have a large, orange, V-shaped marking on the forewing found in no other described species of Hyposmocoma. Adult emergence occurs between March and April. There is probably one generation per year.
The larval case is dark brown, smooth, 7.8–8.5 mm in length and 1.8–2 mm wide. Case-making larvae were collected in December and January. Larvae were found in leaf litter and on rotting logs.
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