Hyposmocoma jugifera

Hyposmocoma jugifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species: H. jugifera
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma jugifera
Meyrick, 1928

Hyposmocoma jugifera is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Oahu. The type locality is Mount Tantalus.

The larvae feed on Acacia koa and Pelea species. They bore in dead wood. They do not make a case.

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