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Hyposmocoma municeps

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Hyposmocoma municeps
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H. municeps
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma municeps
(Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Neelysia municeps Walsingham, 1907

Hyposmocoma municeps is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai and Maui. The type locality is Olinda, where it was collected at an altitude of 4,000 feet (1,200 m).

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