Hyposmocoma insinuatrix is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1928. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Molokai. The type locality is Kainalu, where it was collected at an elevation between 2000feetand3000feetft (andft).
The larvae feed on Smilax sandwicensis. They bore in dead wood. They do not make a case.
. Elwood Zimmerman . 1978 . Insects of Hawaii . 9 Microlepidoptera . The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. 10125/7338 .