Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00550
Hyposmocoma marginenotata
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About Hyposmocoma marginenotata
Hyposmocoma marginenotata was described from a series of Kauaʻi moths collected at roughly 3,000–4,000 feet, including Kaholuamano.
Natural history and identification
Hyposmocoma marginenotata was described from a series of Kauaʻi moths collected at roughly 3,000–4,000 feet, including Kaholuamano. Adults have dark brown forewings bordered by a fine, interrupted line of pale ochre scales and a wingspan of about 14–16 mm. The male bears conspicuous wing hair-scales. Its original treatment describes adult variation but not a larval case; it should not be assigned the amphibious case of another Hyposmocoma species.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Historic + taxonomically documented; current occurrence to verify. Indexed Fauna Hawaiiensis/Zimmerman taxonomy gives a Kauaʻi type locality and retains this name as a recognized Hyposmocoma taxon.
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 marginenotata
- Family
- Cosmopterigidae
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Historic + taxonomically documented; current occurrence to verify
- Origin
- Endemic — Kauaʻi
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Hyposmocoma marginenotata was described from a series of Kauaʻi moths collected at roughly 3,000–4,000 feet, including Kaholuamano.