Hyposmocoma semicolon

Hyposmocoma semicolon
Illustrations in Fauna Hawaiiensis: 1. Hyposmocoma terminella, 2. Hyposmocoma semicolon, 3. Hyposmocoma subeburneum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species:
H. semicolon
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma semicolon
(Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Dysphoria semicolon Walsingham, 1907

Hyposmocoma semicolon is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai. The type locality is Kaholuamano, where it was collected at an elevation of 4,000 feet (1,200 m).

External links[edit]

  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.