Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Cosmopterigidae Scientific name Hyposmocoma trimaculata | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Hyposmocoma Rank Species | |
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Hyposmocoma trimaculata is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Oahu. The type locality are the Waianae Mountains.
The larvae probably feed on lichens on and beneath the bark of Acacia koa and Aleurites moluccanus.
The larva forms a short subcylindrical case, constricted near each end and covered with minute bits of lichen.
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