Thyrocopa nihoa

Thyrocopa nihoa is a moth of the family Xyloryctidae. It was first described by Matthew J. Medeiros in 2009. It is endemic to Nīhoa in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

Thyrocopa nihoa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Xyloryctidae
Genus:	Thyrocopa
Species:	T. nihoa
Binomial name
Thyrocopa nihoa Medeiros, 2009

The length of the forewings is about 7 mm. Adults are on wing at least in August and September.

Etymology

The species name nihoa refers to Nīhoa, the only locality where this moth occurs.

External links

• 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.