Thyrocopa alterna

Thyrocopa alterna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Xyloryctidae
Genus:	Thyrocopa
Species:	T. alterna
Binomial name
	Thyrocopa alterna; Walsingham, 1907
Synonyms
	Thyrocopa adumbrata Walsingham, 1907; Thyrocopa inermis Walsingham, 1907;

Thyrocopa alterna is a moth of the family Xyloryctidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Maui and Hawaii.

The length of the forewings is 8–15 mm. Adults are on wing at least from May to November. It is very similar to Thyrocopa abusa, but the male antennae are surrounded by cilia, and the male genitalia are without a dorsal ridge. Individuals from Maui generally are smaller than those from the island of Hawaii.

External links[]

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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