Thyrocopa indecora
Appearance
Thyrocopa indecora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Xyloryctidae |
Genus: | Thyrocopa |
Species: | T. indecora
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Binomial name | |
Thyrocopa indecora (Butler, 1881)
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Thyrocopa indecora is a moth of the family Xyloryctidae. It was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu, Maui and Hawaii.
The length of the forewings is 7–15 mm. Adults are on wing year round. It is remarkably variable in forewing pattern.
The larvae feed on Rubus hawaiiensis, leaves of Sapindus species and rotten wood.
External links
- hdl:10125/7338.
- Medeiros, Matthew J. (2009). "A revision of the endemic Hawaiian genus Thyrocopa (Lepidoptera: Xyloryctidae: Xyloryctinae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2202: 1–47. .