Hyposmocoma insinuatrix
| Hyposmocoma insinuatrix | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Hyposmocoma |
| Species: | H. insinuatrix |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyposmocoma insinuatrix Meyrick, 1928 | |
Hyposmocoma insinuatrix is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Molokai. The type locality is Kainalu, where it was collected on an altitude between 2,000 and 3,000 feet.
The larvae feed on Smilax sandwicensis. They bore in dead wood. They do not make a case.
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