Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Cosmopterigidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Hyposmocoma | |
Scientific name Hyposmocoma cryptogamiella | ||
Hyposmocoma cryptogamiella is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai and Hawaii. The type locality is Olaa.
The larvae feed on Acacia koa, Clermontia, Lantana, Metrosideros and Sophora species. The larvae are naked stem-borers.
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