Hyposmocoma tigrina

Hyposmocoma tigrina 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 island of Maui. The type locality is Haleakalā.

Hyposmocoma tigrina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cosmopterigidae
Genus:
Hyposmocoma
Species:
H. tigrina
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma tigrina
(Butler, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Chrysoclista tigrina Butler, 1881
  • Neelysia tigrina

It was discovered on koa trees.

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


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