Hyposmocoma argyresthiella

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

Hyposmocoma argyresthiella is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Kauai, Oahu, Molokai and Hawaii. The type locality is Kaawaloa, Kona, where it was collected on an altitude above 2,000 feet.

The larvae have been reared from silken tunnels in moss.

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