Hyposmocoma scepticella

Hyposmocoma scepticella
Illustrations in Fauna Hawaiiensis: 1. Hyposmocoma ensifer, 2. Hyposmocoma tricincta, 3. Hyposmocoma semifuscata, 4. Hyposmocoma pucciniella, 5. Hyposmocoma scepticella dubia, 6. Hyposmocoma scepticella scepticella, 7. Hyposmocoma stigmatella, 8. Hyposmocoma pallidipalpis, 9. Hyposmocoma genitalis, 10. Hyposmocoma fractinubella, 11. Hyposmocoma fractivittella, 12. Hyposmocoma intermixta, 13. Hyposmocoma geminella, 14ยท Hyposmocoma picticornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species: H. scepticella
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma scepticella
(Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Hyposmocoma scepticella var. scepticella Walsingham, 1907
  • Hyposmocoma scepticella var. dubia Walsingham, 1907

Hyposmocoma scepticella 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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