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Hyposmocoma argentiferus

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

Hyposmocoma argentiferus is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the island of Hawaii. The type locality is Kīlauea.

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