Hyposmocoma elegantula

Hyposmocoma elegantula is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1934. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu. The type locality is Koko Head.

Hyposmocoma elegantula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cosmopterigidae
Genus:
Hyposmocoma
Species:
H. elegantula
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma elegantula
(Swezey, 1934)
Synonyms
  • Petrochroa elegantula Swezey, 1934

Adults have been collected at flowers of Lipochaeta integrifolia, but the larvae and the host plant are unknown.

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


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