Global InformationHyposmocoma carnivora information
| Hyposmocoma carnivora | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Hyposmocoma |
| Species: | H. carnivora
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyposmocoma carnivora P. Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2011
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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. They have also been observed preying on other Hyposmocoma larvae and even cannibalise larvae of their own species. The larvae live in a larval case which has the form of an elongated structure with one entrance at each end. It is decorated with bits of sand, pebbles and plant fibers, finely woven between silk filaments. It is covered with orange beige scales probably deposited by the adults during emergence.[1]
- ^ Ecologically and Morphologically Remarkable New Cosmet Moth Species of the Genus Hyposmocoma (Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae) Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, with Reference to the Spectacular Diversity of Larval Cases