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Hyposmocoma carnivora

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Hyposmocoma carnivora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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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