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Hyposmocoma molluscivora is a
Hawaiian moth
whose larvae are predators,
capturing snails in
their silk, much like a
hunting spider's web, and then crawling...
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known to eat snails. For example, the
Hawaiian caterpillar (Hyposmocoma
molluscivora) uses silk traps, in a
manner similar to that of spiders, to capture...
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Hawaiian species are pre**** upon by
caterpillars of the moth
Hyposmocoma molluscivora.
Species within the
genus Tornatellides include:
Tornatellides attenuatus...
- leaf
hoppers (Epipyropidae). Some
Hawaiian caterpillars (Hyposmocoma
molluscivora) use silk
traps to
capture snails. Many
caterpillars are nocturnal. For...
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Platydemus manokwari and even the
predatory caterpillar Hyposmocoma molluscivora. In the case of the
marsh snail Succinea putris, the
snails can be parasitized...
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Hyposmocoma have plant-based diets, but four species, such as
Hyposmocoma molluscivora, eat snails. The
caterpillars spin silk,
which they then use to capture...
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other insects (some Zygaenoidea) or are detritivores, and
Hyposmocoma molluscivora even
feeds on live snails.
Adult moths feed with
mandibles on spores...
