Hyposmocoma palmifera
| Hyposmocoma palmifera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Hyposmocoma |
| Species: | H. palmifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyposmocoma palmifera (Meyrick, 1935) | |
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Hyposmocoma palmifera is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Oahu and possibly Hawaii. The type locality are the Pauoa Flats.
The larvae have been recorded on Acacia koa (in branches affected with rust galls), Pteralyxia (in dead twigs), Sophora tomentosa (in old pods), Wikstroemia (from dead wood).
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