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 family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu, Molokai and Hawaii. The type locality is 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.

External links[]

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

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