Kauaiina alakaii

Kauaiina alakaii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Kauaiina
Species:	K. alakaii
Binomial name
	Kauaiina alakaii; Riotte, 1979

Kauaiina alakaii is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Jules C. E. Riotte in 1979.^[1] It is endemic to the eastern part of the Hawaiian island of Kauai, where it was collected in the Alakai Swamp, after which it is named.

The wingspan is 33–37 mm. It varies in color from dark wine red to clay brown.

References[]

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Kauaiina alakaii". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2019.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Kauaiina alakaii". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2019.

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