Hyposmocoma diffusa

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

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