Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00510
Hyposmocoma uhauiole
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About Hyposmocoma uhauiole
Hyposmocoma uhauiole is an amphibious case-making moth of eastern Kauaʻi streams, including Uhauʻiole, Wailua, and Keāhua.
Natural history and identification
Hyposmocoma uhauiole is an amphibious case-making moth of eastern Kauaʻi streams, including Uhauʻiole, Wailua, and Keāhua. Its caterpillar carries an irregular cone-shaped case about 7–8 mm long and occurs on and beneath rocks near flowing water. The describing researchers observed adults flying between exposed rocks and crawling over them by day. It co-occurs with other aquatic Hyposmocoma, so a stream locality alone does not distinguish the species.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Schmitz & Rubinoff 2011 formally describe this taxon from Kauaʻi; larval case and stream ecology are documented.
Evidence limits
The cited observations describe the evidence currently available for this account. They do not establish a complete life history or a measured current Kauaʻi population trend.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Hyposmocoma uhauiole
- Family
- Cosmopterigidae
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Endemic — Kauaʻi
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Hyposmocoma uhauiole is an amphibious case-making moth of eastern Kauaʻi streams, including Uhauʻiole, Wailua, and Keāhua.