Hyposmocoma nephelodes

Hyposmocoma nephelodes 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 Oahu and possibly Maui. The type locality is the Waianae Range.

Hyposmocoma nephelodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species:
H. nephelodes
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma nephelodes
Synonyms
  • Hyposmocoma nebulifera 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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