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Figure of the eight newly discovered Hyposmocoma species
Figure of the eight newly discovered Hyposmocoma species
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Eight New Moth Species Discovered in Papahānaumokuākea


New evidence points to a theory that moth genus may be 30 million years old. Researchers from the University of Hawai‘i have discovered eight new moth species in the genus Hyposmocoma on three islands within Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, species found nowhere else in the world. Announcement of the new species was made in October through an article published in Zootaxa, a journal for zoological taxonomists.

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Published on: Thursday, November 05, 2009

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