Hyposmocoma jugifera
Hyposmocoma jugifera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
Genus: | Hyposmocoma |
Species: | H. jugifera |
Binomial name | |
Hyposmocoma jugifera Meyrick, 1928 | |
Hyposmocoma jugifera is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Oahu. The type locality is Mount Tantalus.
The larvae feed on Acacia koa and Pelea species. They bore in dead wood. They do not make a case.