Hyposmocoma abjecta

Hyposmocoma abjecta
Illustrations in Fauna Hawaiiensis: 15. Hyposmocoma nebulifera, 16. Hyposmocoma torquata, 17. Hyposmocoma notabilis, 18. Hyposmocoma lebetella, 19. Hyposmocoma tenuipalpis, 20. Hyposmocoma commensella, 21. Hyposmocoma leporella, 22. Hyposmocoma abjecta, 23. Hyposmocoma blackburnii, 24. Hyposmocoma cupreomaculata, 25. Hyposmocoma progressa, 26. Hyposmocoma domicolens, 27. Hyposmocoma suffusa, 28. Hyposmocoma lupella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species: H. abjecta
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma abjecta
(Butler, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Laverna abjecta Butler, 1881

Hyposmocoma abjecta is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Oahu. The type locality is Haleakala.

The larvae have been recorded on dead Freycinetia and other types of wood. The larva forms a regular elongate oblong-oval, brown case covered with frass and bits of rotten wood.

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