Hyposmocoma palmifera is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1935. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu and possibly Hawaii. The type locality are the Pauoa Flats.

Hyposmocoma palmifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hyposmocoma
Species:
H. palmifera
Binomial name
Hyposmocoma palmifera
(Meyrick, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Neelysia palmifera Meyrick, 1935

The larvae have been recorded on Acacia koa (in branches affected with rust galls), Pteralyxia (in dead twigs), Sophora tomentosa (in old pods), Wikstroemia (from dead wood).

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