Hyposmocoma jugifera

Hyposmocoma jugifera 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 Oahu. The type locality is Mount Tantalus.

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

The larvae feed on Acacia koa and Melicope species. They bore in dead wood. They do not make a case.

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


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