Hyposmocoma semiusta is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu and Kauai.
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| Hyposmocoma semiusta (Walsingham, 1907)
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The larvae feed on the rotten wood of Acacia koa
External links edit
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
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