Hyposmocoma corticicolor

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

Hyposmocoma corticicolor 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 Olinda, where it was collected at an altitude of 4,000 feet (1,200 m).

External links[edit]

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