Hyposmocoma papahanau is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is endemic to Nihoa, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The type locality is Miller Canyon.
| Hyposmocoma papahanau | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Hyposmocoma |
| Species: | H. papahanau
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyposmocoma papahanau Schmitz and Rubinoff, 2009
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The wingspan is about 8.8 mm.
The larval case is burrito-shaped and 4.5–8.7 mm in length. It is similar to that of Hyposmocoma nihoa.
Adults were reared from case-making larvae. Larvae were collected on the ground.
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