Hyposmocoma semiusta

Hyposmocoma semiusta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species: H. semiusta
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma semiusta
(Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Hyperdasys semiustus Walsingham, 1907
  • Hyperdasyella semiusta

Hyposmocoma semiusta is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Oahu and Kauai.

The larvae feed on the rotten wood of Acacia koa

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