Hyposmocoma humerella

Hyposmocoma humerella 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 altitude of 5,000 feet (1,500 m).

Hyposmocoma humerella
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H. humerella
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma humerella
(Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Aphthonetus humerella Walsingham, 1907
  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.


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