Hyposmocoma haleakalae

Hyposmocoma haleakalae
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
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species: H. haleakalae
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma haleakalae
(Butler, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Chrysoclista haleakalae Butler, 1881

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

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