Hyposmocoma palmivora
| Hyposmocoma palmivora | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Hyposmocoma |
| Species: | H. palmivora |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyposmocoma palmivora Meyrick, 1928 | |
Hyposmocoma palmivora is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Kauai. The type locality is Kumuwela, where it was collected on an altitude of 4,000 feet.
The larvae feed on Pritchardia eriophora. The naked larvae were found feeding amongst the abundant yellowish cottony tomentum on undersides of leaves.
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