Hyposmocoma petalifera

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

Hyposmocoma petalifera is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Maui. The type locality is Olinda, where it was collected on an altitude of 4,000 feet.

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