Hyposmocoma semiusta

Hyposmocoma semiusta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cosmopterigidae
Genus:	Hyposmocoma
Species:	H. semiusta
Binomial name
	Hyposmocoma semiusta; (Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
	Hyperdasys semiustus Walsingham, 1907; Hyperdasyella semiusta;

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.

The larvae feed on the rotten wood of Acacia koa

External links[]

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

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