Hyposmocoma communis

Hyposmocoma communis is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Otto Swezey in 1946. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai and Oahu. The type locality is Honolulu.

Hyposmocoma communis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species:
H. communis
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma communis
(Swezey, 1946)
Synonyms
  • Petrochroa communis Swezey, 1946
  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.


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