Hyposmocoma auroargentea

Hyposmocoma auroargentea 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 Maui. The type locality is Haleakalā, where it was collected at an elevation of 5,000 feet (1,500 m) and higher.

Hyposmocoma auroargentea
Illustrations in Fauna Hawaiiensis
15. Hyposmocoma subflavidella
16. Hyposmocoma auroargentea
17. Hyposmocoma illuminata
18. Hyposmocoma auripennis
19. Hyposmocoma rhabdophora
20. Hyposmocoma costimaculata
21. Hyposmocoma virgata
22. Hyposmocoma bilineata
23. Hyposmocoma haleakalae
24. Hyposmocoma lucifer
25. Hyposmocoma evanescens
26. Hyposmocoma ferricolor
27. Hyposmocoma impunctata
28. Hyposmocoma straminella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species:
H. auroargentea
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma auroargentea
  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.


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