Hyposmocoma homopyrrha
| Hyposmocoma homopyrrha | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Hyposmocoma |
| Species: | H. homopyrrha |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyposmocoma homopyrrha (Meyrick, 1935) | |
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Hyposmocoma homopyrrha is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Oahu. The type locality is Nuuanu.
The larvae feed on Metrosideros species. The type specimen was bred from a larva found in dead wood.
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