Hyposmocoma chloraula

Hyposmocoma chloraula is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1928. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai. The type locality is Summit Camp.

Hyposmocoma chloraula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species:
H. chloraula
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma chloraula
Meyrick, 1928

The larvae feed on Astelia species. They bore in dead stems of their host.

  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.


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