Hyposmocoma semiusta
Species of moth
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Hyposmocoma semiusta 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 Oahu and Kauai.
| Hyposmocoma semiusta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Hyposmocoma |
| Species: | H. semiusta |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyposmocoma semiusta (Walsingham, 1907) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The larvae feed on the rotten wood of Acacia koa
External links
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
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