Hyposmocoma pritchardiae

Hyposmocoma pritchardiae is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Otto Swezey in 1933. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai. The type locality is Kumuwela.

Hyposmocoma pritchardiae
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species:
H. pritchardiae
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma pritchardiae
(Swezey, 1933)
Synonyms
  • Bubaloceras pritchardiae Swezey, 1933

The larvae feed on Pritchardia eriophora.

References

    • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
    • Schmitz, Patrick; Rubinoff, Daniel (2009). "New species of Hyposmocoma (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae) from the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands of Laysan, Necker, and Nihoa". Zootaxa. 2272: 37–53. doi:10.5281/zenodo.190995.


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