Hyposmocoma nipholoncha | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
Genus: | Hyposmocoma |
Species: | H. nipholoncha |
Binomial name | |
Hyposmocoma nipholoncha Meyrick, 1935 |
Hyposmocoma nipholoncha is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Oahu. The type locality is Mount Tantalus.
The larvae feed on Euphorbia species. The naked larvae are stem-borers.