Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Cosmopterigidae Scientific name Hyposmocoma pritchardiae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Hyposmocoma Rank Species | |
Hyposmocoma pritchardiae is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Kauai. The type locality is Kumuwela.
The larvae feed on Pritchardia eriophora. The larvae were found feeding in the abundant fulvous cottony tomentum of the host plant, with which the spathe and other parts of inflorescence is clothed. The moths are about the colour of this cottony substance.
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