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Hyposmocoma caecinervis

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Species of moth

Hyposmocoma caecinervis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species: H. caecinervis
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma caecinervis
Meyrick, 1928

Hyposmocoma caecinervis is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1928. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu. The type locality is Mount Kaʻala.

The larvae feed on Smilax sandwicensis. They bore in the dead stems.

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Taxon identifiers
Hyposmocoma caecinervis


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