Hyposmocoma tetraonella

Hyposmocoma tetraonella
Illustrations in Fauna Hawaiiensis: 1. Hyposmocoma subscolopax, 2. Hyposmocoma tetraonella, 3. Hyposmocoma somatodes, 4. Hyposmocoma belophora, 5. Hyposmocoma turdella, 6. Hyposmocoma subcitrella, 7. Hyposmocoma inflexa, 8. Hyposmocoma brevistrigata, 9. Hyposmocoma discolor, 10. Hyposmocoma fuscotogata, 11. Hyposmocoma radiatella and 12. Hyposmocoma barbata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species: H. tetraonella
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma tetraonella
Walsingham, 1907
Synonyms
  • Hyposmocoma tetraonis Walsingham, 1907

Hyposmocoma tetraonella is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Hawaii. The type locality is Kona, where it was collected at an altitude of 4,000 feet.

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