Hyposmocoma cristata

Hyposmocoma cristata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species: H. cristata
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma cristata
(Butler, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Euperissus cristatus Butler, 1881

Hyposmocoma cristata is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Oahu, Molokai and Hawaii. The type locality are the mountains near Honolulu.

This species is often abundant.

The larvae feed on Freycinetia species. The slender, white larvae bore in the pith of dead stems of their host. Pupation takes place within the burrows.

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