''Hyposmocoma'' is a genus of moths with more 350 species endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. The genus was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. Most species of ''Hyposmocoma'' have plant-based diets, but four species, such as ''Hyposmocoma molluscivora,'' eat snails. The caterpillars spin silk, which they then use to capture and eat snails. These are the first caterpillars known to eat snails (or mollusks of any kind). Some species are Amphibious caterpillar, amphibious. This trait has evolved at least three times within this genus.

Species

*Subgenus ''Euperissus'' Butler, 1881 **''Hyposmocoma adelphella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma adolescens'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma agnetella'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma albocinerea'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma alticola'' Meyrick, 1915 **''Hyposmocoma anthinella'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma argentea'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma argomacha'' Meyrick, 1935 **''Hyposmocoma argyresthiella'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma arundinicolor'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma aspersa'' (Butler, 1882) **''Hyposmocoma auroargentea'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma barbata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma basivittata'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma bitincta'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma brevistrigata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma caecinervis'' Meyrick, 1928 **''Hyposmocoma catapyrrha'' (Meyrick, 1935) **''Hyposmocoma centralis'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma centronoma'' Meyrick, 1935 **''Hyposmocoma chilonella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma chloraula'' Meyrick, 1928 **''Hyposmocoma cleodorella'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma columbella'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma complanella'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma confusa'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma coprosmae'' (Swezey, 1920) **''Hyposmocoma corticicolor'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma cristata'' (Butler, 1881) **''Hyposmocoma cryptogamiella'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma cuprea'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma diffusa'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma digressa'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma discolor'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma divergens'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma dorsella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma ekaha'' Swezey, 1910 **''Hyposmocoma elegans'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma eleuthera'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma emendata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma empetra'' (Meyrick, 1915) **''Hyposmocoma enixa'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma ensifer'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma epicharis'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma erebogramma'' (Meyrick, 1935) **''Hyposmocoma erismatias'' Meyrick, 1928 **''Hyposmocoma exaltata'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma exornata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma exsul'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma falsimella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma ferruginea'' (Swezey, 1915) **''Hyposmocoma flavicosta'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma fluctuosa'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma fractivittella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma fugitiva'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma fulvida'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma fulvocervina'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma fulvogrisea'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma fuscodentata'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma fuscofusa'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma fuscopurpurata'' Zimmerman, **''Hyposmocoma hirsuta'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma homopyrrha'' (Meyrick, 1935) **''Hyposmocoma humerella'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma incongrua'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma inflexa'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma insinuatrix'' Meyrick, 1928 **''Hyposmocoma jugifera'' Meyrick, 1928 **''Hyposmocoma kauaiensis'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma latiflua'' Meyrick, 1915 **''Hyposmocoma lichenalis'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma lignicolor'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma limata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma longitudinalis'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma lugens'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma lunifer'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma mactella'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma maestella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma malacopa'' Meyrick, 1915 **''Hyposmocoma margella'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma mediocris'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma mormopica'' (Meyrick, 1935) **''Hyposmocoma municeps'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma mystodoxa'' Meyrick, 1915 **''Hyposmocoma nemo'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma nemoricola'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma nigrodentata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma ningorella'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma ningorifera'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma nipholoncha'' Meyrick, 1935 **''Hyposmocoma niveiceps'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma obliterata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma obscura'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma ocellata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma ochreovittella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma oculifera'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma ossea'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma pallidipalpis'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma palmifera'' (Meyrick, 1935) **''Hyposmocoma palmivora'' Meyrick, 1928 **''Hyposmocoma paltodorella'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma passerella'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma petalifera'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma petroptilota'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma phantasmatella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma philocharis'' (Meyrick, 1915) **''Hyposmocoma pittospori'' (Swezey, 1920) **''Hyposmocoma plumbifer'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma pluviella'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma poeciloceras'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma polia'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma praefracta'' (Meyrick, 1935) **''Hyposmocoma pritchardiae'' (Swezey, 1933) **''Hyposmocoma psaroderma'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma pucciniella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma puncticiliata'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma punctifumella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma quadripunctata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma quadristriata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma radiatella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma rediviva'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma repandella'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma roseofulva'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma rotifer'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma rusius'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma rutilellum'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma sagittata'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma scandens'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma scepticella'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma sciurella'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma semifuscata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma semiusta'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma sideroxyloni'' (Swezey, 1932) **''Hyposmocoma sordidella'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma spurcata'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma stigmatella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma subargentea'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma subaurata'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma subeburneum'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma sublimata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma subnitida'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma subocellata'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma subsericea'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma sudorella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma terminella'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma thermoxyla'' Meyrick, 1915 **''Hyposmocoma tigrina'' (Butler, 1881) **''Hyposmocoma tischeriella'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma trichophora'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma tricincta'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma trilunella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma trivitella'' (Swezey, 1913) **''Hyposmocoma unicolor'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma veterella'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma vicina'' Walsingham, 1907 *Subgenus ''Hyposmocoma'' **''Hyposmocoma abjecta'' (Butler, 1881) **''Hyposmocoma adjacens'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma admirationis'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma advena'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma albifrontella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma albonivea'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma alliterata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma alveata'' (Meyrick, 1915) **''Hyposmocoma anisoplecta'' Meyrick, 1935 **''Hyposmocoma arenella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma argentiferus'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma atrovittella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma auripennis'' (Butler, 1881) **''Hyposmocoma auropurpurea'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma bacillella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma bella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma belophora'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma bilineata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma blackburnii'' (Butler, 1881) **''Hyposmocoma butalidella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma calva'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma candidella'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma canella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma carbonentata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma carnea'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma cincta'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma cinereosparsa'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma commensella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma communis'' (Swezey, 1946) **''Hyposmocoma conditella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma continuella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma coruscans'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma corvina'' (Butler, 1881) **''Hyposmocoma costimaculata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma crossotis'' Meyrick, 1915 **''Hyposmocoma cupreomaculata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma discella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma divisa'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma domicolens'' (Butler, 1881) **''Hyposmocoma elegantula'' (Swezey, 1934) **''Hyposmocoma empedota'' Meyrick, 1915 **''Hyposmocoma endryas'' Meyrick, 1915 **''Hyposmocoma evanescens'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma fallacella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma ferricolor'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma fervida'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma filicivora'' Meyrick, 1935 **''Hyposmocoma flavipalpis'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma fractinubella'' Wahingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma fractistriata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma fuscopurpurea'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma fuscotogata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma geminella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma genitalis'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma haleakalae'' (Butler, 1881) **''Hyposmocoma hemicasis'' Meyrick, 1935 **''Hyposmocoma humerovittella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma hygroscopa'' Meyrick, 1935 **''Hyposmocoma illuminata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma impunctata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma indicella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma intermixta'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma inversella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma iodes'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma irregularis'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma lacertella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma lactea'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma lacticretella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma lebetella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma leporella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma lignivora'' (Butler, 1879) **''Hyposmocoma lineata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma liturata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma lixiviella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma longisquamella'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma lucifer'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma ludificata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma lupella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma malornata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma marginenotata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma mediella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma mediospurcata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma mesorectis'' Meyrick, 1915 **''Hyposmocoma metallica'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma metrosiderella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma mimema'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma mimica'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma modesta'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma montivolans'' (Butler, 1882) **''Hyposmocoma nebulifera'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma neckerensis'' (Swezey, 1926) **''Hyposmocoma nephelodes'' Walsingham, 1908 **''Hyposmocoma niger'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma nigralbida'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma nigrescens'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma nividorsella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma notabilis'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma numida'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma ochreocervina'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma ochreociliata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma oxypetra'' Meyrick, 1935 **''Hyposmocoma paradoxa'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma parda'' (Butler, 1881) **''Hyposmocoma partita'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma patriciella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma persimilis'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma petroscia'' Meyrick, 1915 **''Hyposmocoma phalacra'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma pharsotoma'' Meyrick, 1915 **''Hyposmocoma picticornis'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma progressa'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma prophantis'' Meyrick, 1915 **''Hyposmocoma propinqua'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma pseudolita'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma punctiplicata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma quinquemaculata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma rhabdophora'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma rubescens'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma sabulella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma saccophora'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma saliaris'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma scapulellum'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma schismatica'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma scolopax'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma semicolon'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma semifusa'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma sideritis'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma similis'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma somatodes'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma straminella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma subcitrella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma subflavidella'' Wralsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma subscolopax'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma suffusa'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma suffusella'' (Walsingham, 1907) **''Hyposmocoma swezeyi'' (Busck, 1914) **''Hyposmocoma syrrhaptes'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma tarsimaculata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma tenuipalpis'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma tetraonella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma thiatma'' Meyrick, 1935 **''Hyposmocoma thoracella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma tomentosa'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma torella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma torquata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma trifasciata'' (Swezey, 1915) **''Hyposmocoma trimaculata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma trimelanota'' Meyrick, 1935 **''Hyposmocoma tripartita'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma triptila'' Meyrick, 1915 **''Hyposmocoma trossulella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma turdella'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma unistriata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma vermiculata'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma vinicolor'' Walsingham, 1907 **''Hyposmocoma virgata'' Walsingham, 1907 *Unknown subgenus **''Hyposmocoma anoai'' Medeiros, Haines & Rubinoff, 2017 **''Hyposmocoma aumakuawai'' P. Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2011 **''Hyposmocoma carnivora'' P. Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2011 **''Hyposmocoma eepawai'' P. Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2011 **''Hyposmocoma ekemamao'' Schmitz and Rubinoff, 2009 **''Hyposmocoma eliai'' P. Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2011 **''Hyposmocoma hooilo'' Medeiros, Haines & Rubinoff, 2017 **''Hyposmocoma ipohapuu'' Kawahara & Rubinoff, 2012 **''Hyposmocoma ipowainui'' P. Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2011 **''Hyposmocoma kahaiao'' P. Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2011 **''Hyposmocoma kahamanoa'' P. Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2011 **''Hyposmocoma kaikuono'' Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2008 **''Hyposmocoma kamakou'' P. Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2011 **''Hyposmocoma kamaula'' Medeiros, Haines & Rubinoff, 2017 **''Hyposmocoma kanaloa'' Medeiros, Haines & Rubinoff, 2017 **''Hyposmocoma kapakai'' Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2008 **''Hyposmocoma kaupo'' Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2008 **''Hyposmocoma kawaikoi'' P. Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2011 **''Hyposmocoma kikokolu'' Schmitz and Rubinoff, 2009 **''Hyposmocoma laysanensis'' Schmitz and Rubinoff, 2009 **''Hyposmocoma mahoepo'' Medeiros, Haines & Rubinoff, 2017 **''Hyposmocoma makawao'' Kawahara & Rubinoff, 2012 **''Hyposmocoma menehune'' Schmitz and Rubinoff, 2009 **''Hyposmocoma mokumana'' Schmitz and Rubinoff, 2009 **''Hyposmocoma molluscivora'' Haines & Rubinoff, 2006 **''Hyposmocoma moopalikea'' P. Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2011 **''Hyposmocoma nihoa'' Schmitz and Rubinoff, 2009 **''Hyposmocoma nohomaalewa'' P. Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2011 **''Hyposmocoma nohomeha'' Medeiros, Haines & Rubinoff, 2017 **''Hyposmocoma oolea'' Medeiros, Haines & Rubinoff, 2017 **''Hyposmocoma opuulaau'' P. Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2011 **''Hyposmocoma opuumaloo'' Schmitz and Rubinoff, 2009 **''Hyposmocoma pahanalo'' Medeiros, Haines & Rubinoff, 2017 **''Hyposmocoma papahanau'' Schmitz and Rubinoff, 2009 **''Hyposmocoma papaiili'' P. Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2011 **''Hyposmocoma pukoa'' P. Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2011 **''Hyposmocoma pupumoehewa'' P. Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2011 **''Hyposmocoma tantala'' Kawahara & Rubinoff, 2012 **''Hyposmocoma uhauiole'' P. Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2011 **''Hyposmocoma waauhi'' Medeiros, Haines & Rubinoff, 2017 **''Hyposmocoma wahikanake'' P. Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2011 **''Hyposmocoma waihohonu'' P. Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2011 **''Hyposmocoma waikamoi'' P. Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2011 **''Hyposmocoma wailua'' P. Schmitz & Rubinoff, 2011 There are a number of undescribed species.

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External links

"James Bond, Caterpillar"
Article and video featuring ''Hyposmocoma''. ''Maui No Ka 'Oi Magazine'' Volume 14 Number. 3 (July 2010). {{Taxonbar, from=Q1934306 Hyposmocoma, Cosmopteriginae Endemic moths of Hawaii Moth genera

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