Hyposmocoma suffusella

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

Hyposmocoma suffusella is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Molokai and Maui.

The larvae feed on Pipturus. The larva is known to be a case-maker.

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