Hyposmocoma illuminata
Appearance
Hyposmocoma illuminata | |
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Illustrations in Fauna Hawaiiensis: 15. Hyposmocoma subflavidella, 16. Hyposmocoma auroargentea, 17. Hyposmocoma illuminata, 18. Hyposmocoma auripennis, 19. Hyposmocoma rhabdophora, 20. Hyposmocoma costimaculata, 21. Hyposmocoma virgata, 22. Hyposmocoma bilineata, 23. Hyposmocoma haleakalae, 24. Hyposmocoma lucifer, 25. Hyposmocoma evanescens, 26. Hyposmocoma ferricolor, 27. Hyposmocoma impunctata, 28. Hyposmocoma straminella | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
Genus: | Hyposmocoma |
Species: | H. illuminata
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Binomial name | |
Hyposmocoma illuminata Walsingham, 1907
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Hyposmocoma illuminata 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 elevation of 5,000 feet (1,500 m).
External links
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu.