Hyposmocoma waikamoi is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is endemic to Maui.
| Hyposmocoma waikamoi | |
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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. waikamoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyposmocoma waikamoi P. Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2011
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The wingspan is 10.4–11 mm for males and 9.8–9.9 mm for females.
The larvae have been reared on lichens growing on a large rock in the shade. The larvae live in a larval case which has the form of a candywrapper-shaped structure with one entrance at each end. In the wild, it is covered with bits of greyish lichen.[1]
Etymology edit
The specific name is derived from the Nature Conservancy reserve on east Maui to which the species is apparently restricted.
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