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Hyposmocoma praefracta

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Hyposmocoma praefracta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species:
H. praefracta
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma praefracta
(Meyrick, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Aphthonetus praefracta Meyrick, 1935

Hyposmocoma praefracta is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1935. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Its type locality is Kumuwela.

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