Hyposmocoma chloraula
| Hyposmocoma chloraula | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Hyposmocoma |
| Species: | H. chloraula |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyposmocoma chloraula Meyrick, 1928 | |
Hyposmocoma chloraula is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Kauai. The type locality is Summit Camp.
The larvae feed on Astelia species. They bore in dead stems of their host.
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