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Hyposmocoma subocellata

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

Hyposmocoma subocellata 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 Haleakalā, where it was collected at an elevation between 4,000 and 5,000 feet (1,200 and 1,500 m).

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