Hyposmocoma sideroxyloni

Hyposmocoma sideroxyloni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species: H. sideroxyloni
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma sideroxyloni
(Swezey, 1932)
Synonyms
  • Aphthonetus sideroxyloni Swezey, 1932

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.

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