Hyposmocoma petalifera

Hyposmocoma petalifera is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Maui. The type locality is Olinda, where it was collected at an elevation of 4,000 feet (1,200 m).

Hyposmocoma petalifera
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H. petalifera
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma petalifera
(Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Neelysia petalifera 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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