Thyrocopa brevipalpis

Thyrocopa brevipalpis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Xyloryctidae
Genus:	Thyrocopa
Species:	T. brevipalpis
Binomial name
	Thyrocopa brevipalpis; (Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
	Psychra brevipalpis Walsingham, 1907; Psychra phycidiformis Walsingham, 1907; Thyrocopa phycidiformis (Walsingham, 1907);

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

The length of the forewings is 9–16 mm. Adults are on wing year-round. It has a remarkably variable wing pattern.

Larvae have been reared on Hedyotis terminalis.

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