Hyposmocoma fuscopurpurea

Hyposmocoma fuscopurpurea
Illustrations in Fauna Hawaiiensis: 1. Hyposmocoma metallica, 2. Hyposmocoma continuella, 3. Hyposmocoma indicella, 4. Hyposmocoma patriciella, 5. Hyposmocoma butalidella, 6. Hyposmocoma unistriata, 7. Hyposmocoma ludificata, 8. Hyposmocoma lineata, 9. Hyposmocoma propinqua, 10. Hyposmocoma admirationis, 11. Hyposmocoma quadristriata, 12. Hyposmocoma numida, 13. Hyposmocoma nigrescens, 14. Hyposmocoma fuscopurpurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species: H. fuscopurpurea
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma fuscopurpurea
Walsingham, 1907

Hyposmocoma fuscopurpurea is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Maui. The type locality is Haleakala, where it was collected on an altitude of 5,000 feet.

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