Hyposmocoma filicivora

Hyposmocoma filicivora is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1935. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu. The type locality is Kōnāhuanui.

Hyposmocoma filicivora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species:
H. filicivora
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma filicivora
Meyrick, 1935

The larva constructs a flat case. It lives in the hollows of dead tree fern fronds.

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