Hyposmocoma swezeyi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
Genus: | Hyposmocoma |
Species: | H. swezeyi |
Binomial name | |
Hyposmocoma swezeyi (Busck, 1914) |
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Hyposmocoma swezeyi is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Oahu. The type locality is Kaimuki, Honolulu.
The larvae probably feed on lichens. The larvae make small, oval, flattened cases covered with particles of soil. They have been found on rocks.