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Hyposmocoma mediocris

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Hyposmocoma mediocris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species:
H. mediocris
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma mediocris
(Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Aphthonetus mediocris Walsingham, 1907

Hyposmocoma mediocris is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Maui. The type locality is Haleakalā, where it was collected on an altitude of 5,000 feet (1,500 m).

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  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.