Hyposmocoma partita

Hyposmocoma partita
Illustrations in Fauna Hawaiiensis: 4. Hyposmocoma exornata, 5. Hyposmocoma flavicosta, 6. Hyposmocoma oculifera, 7. Hyposmocoma nigralbida, 8. Hyposmocoma nividorsella, 9. Hyposmocoma corvina, 10. Hyposmocoma discella, 11. Hyposmocoma divisa, 12. Hyposmocoma partita, 13. Hyposmocoma trossulella, 14. Hyposmocoma atrovittella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species: H. partita
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma partita
Walsingham, 1907

Hyposmocoma paradoxa is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Hawaii. The type locality is Hilo, where it was collected on an altitude of 2,000 feet.

The larva is probably a case maker.

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