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Hyposmocoma elegans

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Species of moth

Hyposmocoma elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species: H. elegans
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma elegans
(Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Aphthonetus elegans Walsingham, 1907

Hyposmocoma elegans is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. 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).

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Taxon identifiers
Aphthonetus elegans
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