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''Hyposmocoma chilonella'' is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is endemic to Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Molokai and Hawaii. The larvae of the nominate subspecies are whitish and feed on ''Acacia koa'', ''Aleurites moluccanus'', ''Cheirodendron gaudichaudii'', ''Coprosma foliosa'' and other ''Coprosma'' species, ''Metrosideros'', ''Pipturus'', ''Rubus hawaiiensis'' and ''Smilax sandwicensis''. They bore in dead wood or pith. The larvae of subspecies ''percondita'' probably feed on dead wood. Larvae ssp. ''triocellata'' of have been recorded boring in dead wood of ''Cheirodendron'', ''Hibiscus'', ''Pipturus'', ''Pittosporum'', ''Rubus hawaiiensis'' and ''Wikstroemia''. Larvae of ssp. ''venosa'' bore in dead wood of ''Wikstroemia''. ==Subspecies== *''Hyposmocoma chilonella chilonella'' Walsingham, 1907 (Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Hawaii) *''Hyposmocoma chilonella percondita'' Walsingham, 1907 (Kauai, Hawaii) *''Hyposmocoma chilonella triocellata'' Walsingham, 1907 (Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Hawaii) *''Hyposmocoma chilonella venosa'' Walsingham, 1907 (Kauai, Molokai, Hawaii) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hyposmocoma chilonella」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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