Hyposmocoma catapyrrha

Hyposmocoma catapyrrha is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1935. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Maui. The type locality is Olinda.

Hyposmocoma catapyrrha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species:
H. catapyrrha
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma catapyrrha
(Meyrick, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Euperissus catapyrrha Meyrick, 1935

The larvae feed on Rubus hawaiiensis.

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


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