Hyposmocoma spurcata 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 Maui. The type locality is Haleakalā, where it was collected at an elevation of 5,000 feet (1,500 m).

Hyposmocoma spurcata
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H. spurcata
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma spurcata
(Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Aphthonetus spurcata Walsingham, 1907

External links edit

  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.