Hyposmocoma caecinervis

Hyposmocoma caecinervis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species: H. caecinervis
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma caecinervis
Meyrick, 1928

Hyposmocoma caecinervis is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Oahu. The type locality is Mount Kaala.

The larvae feed on Smilax sandwicensis. They bore in the dead stems.

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