Hyposmocoma petalifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cosmopterigidae
Genus:
Hyposmocoma
Species:
H. petalifera
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma petalifera
(Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Neelysia petalifera Walsingham, 1907

Hyposmocoma petalifera is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Maui. The type locality is Olinda, where it was collected at an elevation of 4,000 feet (1,200 m).

  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
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