Hyposmocoma sideroxyloni

Hyposmocoma sideroxyloni is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1932. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu. The type locality is the ridge above Puu Peahinaia in the Koʻolau Range.

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

The larvae feed on Pouteria sandwicensis. The larvae were found feeding on the under surface of the leaf protected by a frass-covered web.

  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.


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