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Kupea (moth)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Species
  
K. electilis

Kupea (moth)

Kupea is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family. It contains only one species, Kupea electilis, which is found in New Zealand, where it has been recorded from Birdling's Flat.

Description

The forewings are brassy ochreous, suffused with grey in the disc. There is a brownish-black mark in the disc, followed by a white bar. The hindwings are brownish. Adults have been recorded on wing in March.

References

Kupea (moth) Wikipedia