Hyposmocoma lignicolor

Species of moth

Hyposmocoma lignicolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species:
H. lignicolor
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma lignicolor
(Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Neelysia lignicolor Walsingham, 1907

Hyposmocoma lignicolor 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, a massive shield volcano where it was collected at an altitude of 5,000 feet (1,500 m).

  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
Taxon identifiers
Hyposmocoma lignicolor
  • Wikidata: Q5960564
  • BioLib: 641780
  • GBIF: 4301017
  • ITIS: 118152
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