Hyposmocoma opuumaloo

Hyposmocoma opuumaloo
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cosmopterigidae
Genus:	Hyposmocoma
Species:	H. opuumaloo
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma opuumaloo Schmitz and Rubinoff, 2009

Hyposmocoma opuumaloo is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is endemic to Necker Island. The type locality is Flagpole Hill.

The wingspan is 8.9–9.1 mm.

The larval case is cone-shaped and 6.7–7.1 mm in length.

Adults were reared from case-making larvae. Larvae were collected on the ground.

External links

• New species of Hyposmocoma (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae) from the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands of Laysan, Necker, and Nihoa