Biology:Hyposmocoma abjecta
{{Speciesbox | image = Hyposmocoma_species14.JPG | image_caption = Illustrations in Fauna Hawaiiensis: 15. Hyposmocoma nebulifera, 16. Hyposmocoma torquata, 17. Hyposmocoma notabilis, 18. Hyposmocoma lebetella, 19. Hyposmocoma tenuipalpis, 20. Hyposmocoma commensella, 21. Hyposmocoma leporella, 22. Hyposmocoma abjecta, 23. Hyposmocoma blackburnii, 24. Hyposmocoma cupreomaculata, 25. Hyposmocoma progressa, 26. Hyposmocoma domicolens, 27. Hyposmocoma suffusa, 28. Hyposmocoma lupella | taxon = Hyposmocoma abjecta | authority = (Butler, 1881) | synonyms = *Laverna abjecta Butler, 1881
Hyposmocoma abjecta is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu. The type locality is Haleakalā.
The larvae have been recorded on dead Freycinetia and other types of wood.
External links
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu.
Wikidata ☰ Q10770389 entry
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