Hyposmocoma homopyrrha

Hyposmocoma homopyrrha is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1935. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu. The type locality is Nuʻuanu Pali.

Hyposmocoma homopyrrha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cosmopterigidae
Genus:
Hyposmocoma
Species:
H. homopyrrha
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma homopyrrha
(Meyrick, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Phthoraula homopyrrha Meyrick, 1935

The larvae feed on Metrosideros species. The type specimen was bred from a larva found in dead wood.

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


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