Hyposmocoma filicivora

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

Hyposmocoma filicivora is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Oahu. The type locality is Konahuanui.

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

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