Hyposmocoma parda

Hyposmocoma parda is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Maui and Hawaii. The type locality is Haleakalā, where it was collected at an elevation of 4,000 feet (1,200 m).

Hyposmocoma parda
Illustrations in Fauna Hawaiiensis: 15. Hyposmocoma liturata, 16. Hyposmocoma mimica, 17. Hyposmocoma parda, 18. Hyposmocoma lixiviella, 19. Hyposmocoma saliaris, 20. Hyposmocoma phalacra, 21. Hyposmocoma pseudolita, 22. Hyposmocoma irregularis, 23. Hyposmocoma fervida, 24. Hyposmocoma torella, 25. Hyposmocoma arenella, 26. Hyposmocoma nebulifera, 27. Hyposmocoma rubescens, 28. Hyposmocoma scolopax
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H. parda
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma parda
(Butler, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Laverna parda Butler, 1881

The food plant is unknown, but it is thought to feed on dead wood.

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


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