Hyposmocoma palmivora: Difference between revisions

Content deleted Content added
Clean reference - also some copy editing using AWB
Line 1:
{{italictitle}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = ''Hyposmocoma palmivora''
| taxon = Hyposmocoma palmivora
| authority = [[Edward Meyrick|Meyrick]], 1928
| synonyms =
}}
'''''Hyposmocoma palmivora''''' is a species of [[moth]] of the family [[Cosmopterigidae]]. It was first described by [[Edward Meyrick]] in 1928. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of [[Kauai]]. The type locality is Kumuwela, where it was collected onat an altitudeelevation of 4,000 feet{{convert|4000|ft|m}}.
 
The larvae feed on ''[[Pritchardia eriophora]]''. The naked larvae were found feeding amongst the abundant yellowish cottony tomentum on undersides of leaves.
 
==External links==
*[https{{cite book |last=Zimmerman |first=Elwood C. |authorlink=Elwood Zimmerman |date=1978 |url=http://scholarspacehdl.manoa.hawaiihandle.edu/handlenet/10125/7338 |title=Insects of Hawaii. Volume |volume='''9,''' Microlepidoptera] |publisher=The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu}}
 
{{Taxonbar|from=Q5960770}}