Hyposmocoma chloraula

Hyposmocoma chloraula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species: H. chloraula
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma chloraula
Meyrick, 1928

Hyposmocoma chloraula is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Kauai. The type locality is Summit Camp.

The larvae feed on Astelia species. They bore in dead stems of their host.

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