Thyrocopa indecora
| Thyrocopa indecora | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Thyrocopa |
| Species: | T. indecora |
| Binomial name | |
| Thyrocopa indecora (Butler, 1881) | |
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Thyrocopa indecora is a moth of the Xyloryctidae family. 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 Acacia koa, where they are often abundant in dead bark, twigs and branches. They have also been recorded on dead Sophora species, Rubus hawaiiensis, leaves of Sapindus species and rotten wood.
External links
- Insects of Hawaii. Volume 9, Microlepidoptera
- A revision of the endemic Hawaiian genus Thyrocopa (Lepidoptera: Xyloryctidae: Xyloryctinae)
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