Hyposmocoma praefracta

Hyposmocoma praefracta is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1935. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Its type locality is Kumuwela.

Hyposmocoma praefracta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species:
H. praefracta
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma praefracta
(Meyrick, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Aphthonetus praefracta Meyrick, 1935
  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.


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