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Hyposmocoma poeciloceras

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

Hyposmocoma poeciloceras is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Maui. The type locality is Haleakalā, 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.