| Hyposmocoma parda | |
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| Illustrations in Fauna Hawaiiensis: 15. Hyposmocoma liturata, 16. Hyposmocoma mimica, 17. Hyposmocoma parda, 18. Hyposmocoma lixiviella, 19. Hyposmocoma saliaris, 20. Hyposmocoma phalacra, 21. Hyposmocoma pseudolita, 22. Hyposmocoma irregularis, 23. Hyposmocoma fervida, 24. Hyposmocoma torella, 25. Hyposmocoma arenella, 26. Hyposmocoma nebulifera, 27. Hyposmocoma rubescens, 28. Hyposmocoma scolopax | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Hyposmocoma |
| Species: | H. parda |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyposmocoma parda (Butler, 1881) |
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Hyposmocoma parda is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Maui and Hawaii. The type locality is Haleakala, where it was collected on an altitude of 4,000 feet.
The food plant is unknown, but it is thought to feed on dead wood.