Hyposmocoma blackburnii

Hyposmocoma blackburnii
Illustrations in Fauna Hawaiiensis: 15. Hyposmocoma nebulifera, 16. Hyposmocoma torquata, 17. Hyposmocoma notabilis, 18. Hyposmocoma lebetella, 19. Hyposmocoma tenuipalpis, 20. Hyposmocoma commensella, 21. Hyposmocoma leporella, 22. Hyposmocoma abjecta, 23. Hyposmocoma blackburnii, 24. Hyposmocoma cupreomaculata, 25. Hyposmocoma progressa, 26. Hyposmocoma domicolens, 27. Hyposmocoma suffusa, 28. Hyposmocoma lupella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species: H. blackburnii
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma blackburnii
(Butler, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Hyposmochoma blackburnii Butler, 1881

Hyposmocoma blackburnii is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Maui. The type locality is Haleakala.

The larvae have been recorded in dead wood of Acacia koa.

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