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Thyrocopa kikaelekea

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Thyrocopa kikaelekea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Thyrocopa
Species:
T. kikaelekea
Binomial name
Thyrocopa kikaelekea
Medeiros, 2008

Thyrocopa kikaelekea, a species of flightless moth from Hawaii in genus Thyrocopa, was recently discovered by entomologists at University of California, Berkeley and described in a 2008 paper.[1]

The forewing length is 8–11 mm.

References

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  1. ^ [1] A new species of flightless, jumping, alpine moth of the genus Thyrocopa from Hawaii