Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00507
Hyposmocoma eepawai
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About Hyposmocoma eepawai
Hyposmocoma eepawai has amphibious caterpillars that carry small, bugle-shaped cases made from silk and sand.
Natural history and identification
Hyposmocoma eepawai has amphibious caterpillars that carry small, bugle-shaped cases made from silk and sand. The cases are about 4–6.5 mm long and have a lid the larva can close from inside. Adults were reared from larvae collected on rocks in Kawaikōī Stream in February and May. The original study found it only in that drainage and regarded it as probably endemic there. Adults span roughly 10–12 mm across the wings.
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 eepawai
- 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 eepawai has amphibious caterpillars that carry small, bugle-shaped cases made from silk and sand.