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Hyposmocoma petroptilota

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

Hyposmocoma petroptilota is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Maui and Hawaii. The type locality is Kīlauea.

The larvae feed on dead wood of Metrosideros and Pelea species.

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