Hyposmocoma kauaiensis

Hyposmocoma kauaiensis is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai. The type locality is Halemanu, where it was collected at an altitude of 4,000 feet (1,200 m).

Hyposmocoma kauaiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species:
H. kauaiensis
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma kauaiensis
(Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Aphthonetus kauaiensis Walsingham, 1907
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  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.