Hyposmocoma trifasciata

Hyposmocoma trifasciata is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Otto Swezey in 1915. It is endemic to the island of Hawaii. The type locality is Laupāhoehoe.

Hyposmocoma trifasciata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cosmopterigidae
Genus:
Hyposmocoma
Species:
H. trifasciata
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma trifasciata
(Swezey, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Petrochroa trifasciata Swezey, 1915

The larvae probably feed on lichen. It was reared from a larval case found on rocks at the top of a sea cliff. The larval case is about 3 mm long, oval, of white silk covered with minute particles of sand and dirt.

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


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