Hyposmocoma palmivora is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Kauai. The type locality is Kumuwela, where it was collected on an altitude of 4,000 feet.
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| Species: | H. palmivora
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| Hyposmocoma palmivora Meyrick, 1928
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The larvae feed on Pritchardia eriophora. The naked larvae were found feeding amongst the abundant yellowish cottony tomentum on undersides of leaves.
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