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Hyposmocoma fugitiva

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Hyposmocoma fugitiva
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species:
H. fugitiva
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma fugitiva
(Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Aphthonetus fugitiva Walsingham, 1907

Hyposmocoma fugitiva 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 Kauai. The type locality is Kaholuamano, where it was collected at an elevation of 4,000 feet (1,200 m).

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