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Hyposmocoma vicina

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Cosmopterigidae

Scientific name
  
Hyposmocoma vicina

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Hyposmocoma

Rank
  
Species

Hyposmocoma vicina

Hyposmocoma vicina 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 1,700 feet.

It was discovered on the trunks of more or less decayed Acacia koa.

References

Hyposmocoma vicina Wikipedia