Hyposmocoma latiflua

Hyposmocoma latiflua is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1915. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu. The type locality is the Koʻolau Range, above Honolulu.

Hyposmocoma latiflua
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species:
H. latiflua
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma latiflua
Meyrick, 1915

The larvae feed on Pittosporum cauliflorum.

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


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