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Hyposmocoma cryptogamiella
Hyposmocoma cryptogamiella is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai and Hawaii. The type locality is Olaa Forest.
The larvae feed on Acacia koa, Clermontia, Lantana, Metrosideros and Sophora species. The larvae are naked stem-borers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 449289.