Hyposmocoma petroptilota
| Hyposmocoma petroptilota | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Hyposmocoma |
| Species: | H. petroptilota |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyposmocoma petroptilota (Walsingham, 1907) | |
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Hyposmocoma petroptilota is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Kauai, Oahu, Maui and Hawaii. The type locality is Kilauea.
The larvae feed on dead wood of Metrosideros and Pelea species.