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Fancy Case Caterpillars
Hyposmocoma
Hyposmocoma is a large and diverse genus of moths with 320-350 known species that have adapted to nearly every ecological niche on the Hawaiian Islands. Most species have plant-based diets. In four species of Hyposmocoma (one is Hyposmocoma molluscivora) caterpillars spin silk that they use to capture snails, on which they prey. These are the first caterpillars known to eat snails (or mollusks of any kind). Some species are amphibious. This trait has evolved at least...
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Hyposmocoma empedota
speciesHyposmocoma empedota
Hyposmocoma nephelodes
speciesHyposmocoma nephelodes
Hyposmocoma sagittata
speciesHyposmocoma sagittata
Hyposmocoma lignivora
speciesHyposmocoma lignivora
Hyposmocoma alliterata
speciesHyposmocoma alliterata
Hyposmocoma mesorectis
speciesHyposmocoma mesorectis
Hyposmocoma cryptogamiella
speciesHyposmocoma cryptogamiella
Hyposmocoma dorsella
speciesHyposmocoma dorsella
Hyposmocoma malornata
speciesHyposmocoma malornata
Hyposmocoma nebulifera
speciesHyposmocoma nebulifera
Hyposmocoma rubescens
speciesHyposmocoma rubescens
Hyposmocoma alveata
speciesHyposmocoma alveata
Hyposmocoma exornata
speciesHyposmocoma exornata
Hyposmocoma tantala
speciesHyposmocoma tantala
Hyposmocoma vinicolor
speciesHyposmocoma vinicolor
Hyposmocoma kukilakila
speciesHyposmocoma kukilakila
Hyposmocoma fractistriata
speciesHyposmocoma fractistriata
Hyposmocoma sideroxyloni
speciesHyposmocoma sideroxyloni
Hyposmocoma triptila
speciesHyposmocoma triptila
Hyposmocoma wahikanake
speciesHyposmocoma wahikanake
Hyposmocoma papaiili
speciesHyposmocoma papaiili
Hyposmocoma elegantula
speciesHyposmocoma elegantula
Hyposmocoma corvina
speciesHyposmocoma corvina
Hyposmocoma leporella
speciesHyposmocoma leporella
Hyposmocoma domicolens
speciesHyposmocoma domicolens
Hyposmocoma saccophora
speciesHyposmocoma saccophora
Hyposmocoma cristata
speciesHyposmocoma cristata
Hyposmocoma marginenotata
speciesHyposmocoma marginenotata
Hyposmocoma bilineata
speciesHyposmocoma bilineata
Hyposmocoma illuminata
speciesHyposmocoma illuminata
Hyposmocoma nigralbida
speciesHyposmocoma nigralbida
Hyposmocoma ekaha
speciesHyposmocoma ekaha
Hyposmocoma kahamanoa
speciesHyposmocoma kahamanoa
Hyposmocoma lupella
speciesHyposmocoma lupella
Hyposmocoma molluscivora
speciesHyposmocoma molluscivora
Hyposmocoma auropurpurea
speciesHyposmocoma auropurpurea
Hyposmocoma agnetella
speciesHyposmocoma agnetella
Hyposmocoma albocinerea
speciesHyposmocoma albocinerea
Hyposmocoma oculifera
speciesHyposmocoma oculifera
Hyposmocoma tomentosa
speciesHyposmocoma tomentosa
Hyposmocoma tricincta
speciesHyposmocoma tricincta
Hyposmocoma trimelanota
speciesHyposmocoma trimelanota
Hyposmocoma vermiculata
speciesHyposmocoma vermiculata
Hyposmocoma argentifera
speciesHyposmocoma argentifera
Hyposmocoma candidella
speciesHyposmocoma candidella
Hyposmocoma commensella
speciesHyposmocoma commensella
Hyposmocoma eleuthera
speciesHyposmocoma eleuthera
Hyposmocoma ensifer
speciesHyposmocoma ensifer
Hyposmocoma exsul
speciesHyposmocoma exsul
Hyposmocoma flavicosta
speciesHyposmocoma flavicosta
Hyposmocoma fuscodentata
speciesHyposmocoma fuscodentata
Hyposmocoma impunctata
speciesHyposmocoma impunctata
Hyposmocoma limata
speciesHyposmocoma limata
Hyposmocoma liturata
speciesHyposmocoma liturata
Hyposmocoma longisquamella
speciesHyposmocoma longisquamella
Hyposmocoma margella
speciesHyposmocoma margella
Hyposmocoma mediospurcata
speciesHyposmocoma mediospurcata
Hyposmocoma metallica
speciesHyposmocoma metallica
Hyposmocoma nigrescens
speciesHyposmocoma nigrescens
Hyposmocoma ochreociliata
speciesHyposmocoma ochreociliata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 177699.