Hyposmocoma nipholoncha

Hyposmocoma nipholoncha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species: H. nipholoncha
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma nipholoncha
Meyrick, 1935

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

The larvae feed on Euphorbia species. The naked larvae are stem-borers.

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