Thyrocopa indecora

Thyrocopa indecora
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Xyloryctidae
Genus:	Thyrocopa
Species:	T. indecora
Binomial name
	Thyrocopa indecora; (Butler, 1881)
Synonyms
	Depressaria indecora Butler, 1881; Depressaria lactea Butler, 1881; Thyrocopa lactea; Depressaria argentea Butler, 1881; Thyrocopa argentea; Thyrocopa tessellatella Walsingham, 1907;

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 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[edit]

Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
Medeiros, Matthew J. (2009). "A revision of the endemic Hawaiian genus Thyrocopa (Lepidoptera: Xyloryctidae: Xyloryctinae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2202: 1–47. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2202.1.1.

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