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Thyrocopa seminatella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Xyloryctidae

Scientific name
  
Thyrocopa seminatella

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Thyrocopa

Rank
  
Species

Thyrocopa seminatella is a moth of the Xyloryctidae family. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

The length of the forewings is 10–14 mm. Adults are on wing year-round. The ground color of the forewings is mottled light brown to brown and blackish-brown. The discal area is clouded with poorly defined blackish spots in the cell. There is a curving poorly defined whitish band through the terminal area and evenly spaced spots on the distal half of the costa and along the termen at the vein endings. The hindwings are light brown, with spots on the termen and the anal margin at the vein endings. The fringe is minimal.

References

Thyrocopa seminatella Wikipedia