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Hyposmocoma ochreocervina

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Cosmopterigidae

Scientific name
  
Hyposmocoma ochreocervina

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Hyposmocoma

Rank
  
Species

Hyposmocoma ochreocervina

Hyposmocoma ochreocervina is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Oahu. The type locality are the Waianae Mountains, where it was collected on an altitude of 3,000 feet.

The food plant is unknown, but the moths were found on Metrosideros.

References

Hyposmocoma ochreocervina Wikipedia