Hyposmocoma pittospori
| Hyposmocoma pittospori | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Hyposmocoma |
| Species: | H. pittospori |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyposmocoma pittospori (Swezey, 1920) | |
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Hyposmocoma pittospori is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Otto Swezey in 1920. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu. The type locality is Kuliouou.
The larvae feed on Pittosporum. It has been collected only as larvae in dead wood of Pittosporum at Kuliouou Valley, Oahu. Adults were reared.
External links
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu.
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