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Hyposmocoma nemoricola

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

Hyposmocoma nemoricola 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 Molokai. The type locality is the forest above Pelekunu.

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