Hyposmocoma insinuatrix

Hyposmocoma insinuatrix is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1928. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Molokai. The type locality is Kainalu, where it was collected at an elevation between 2,000 and 3,000 feet (610 and 910 m).

Hyposmocoma insinuatrix
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species:
H. insinuatrix
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma insinuatrix
Meyrick, 1928

The larvae feed on Smilax sandwicensis. They bore in dead wood. They do not make a case.

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