Thyrocopa kanaloa
Thyrocopa kanaloa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Xyloryctidae |
Genus: | Thyrocopa |
Species: | T. kanaloa |
Binomial name | |
Thyrocopa kanaloa Medeiros, 2009 | |
Thyrocopa kanaloa is a moth of the Xyloryctidae family. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kahoolawe.
The length of the forewings is 7–8 mm. Adults are on wing at least in October. The ground color of the forewings is mottled very light brown to black. The discal area sometimes has one or more very small, faint black spots in the cell. The hindwings are very light brown.
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