Hyposmocoma sideroxyloni
| Hyposmocoma sideroxyloni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Hyposmocoma |
| Species: | H. sideroxyloni |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyposmocoma sideroxyloni (Swezey, 1932) | |
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Hyposmocoma sideroxyloni is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Oahu. The type locality is the ridge above Puu Peahinaia in the Koolau Mountains.
The larvae feed on Pouteria sandwicensis. The larvae were found feeding on the under surface of the leaf protected by a frass-covered web.