Thyrocopa abusa

Thyrocopa abusa is a moth of the family Xyloryctidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Maui and Hawaii. It is the type species of the genus Thyrocopa.

Thyrocopa abusa
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Thyrocopa
Species:
T. abusa
Binomial name
Thyrocopa abusa
Synonyms
  • Thyrocopa usitata Butler, sensu Meyrick, 1883
  • Thyrocopa depressariella Walsingham, 1907
  • Thyrocopa fraudulentella Walsingham, 1907
  • Thyrocopa immutata Walsingham, 1907
  • Thyrocopa ingeminata Meyrick, 1915
  • Thyrocopa nubifer Walsingham, 1907
  • Thyrocopa pallida Walsingham 1907

Adults are on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Acacia koa, Cyrtandra, Freycinetia, guava, Ipomoea, Lantana, Pipturus and Ricinus.

  • 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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