Hyposmocoma lignicolor
Appearance
Hyposmocoma lignicolor | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
Genus: | Hyposmocoma |
Species: | H. lignicolor
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Binomial name | |
Hyposmocoma lignicolor (Walsingham, 1907)
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Hyposmocoma lignicolor 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 Maui. The type locality is Haleakalā, a massive shield volcano where it was collected at an altitude of 5,000 feet (1,500 m).
External links
[edit]- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.