Thyrocopa usitata

Thyrocopa usitata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Xyloryctidae
Genus:	Thyrocopa
Species:	T. usitata
Binomial name
	Thyrocopa usitata; (Butler, 1881)
Synonyms
	Depressaria usitata Butler, 1881; Thyrocopa criminosa Meyrick, 1915; Thyrocopa librodes Meyrick, 1915; Thyrocopa sucosa Meyrick, 1915;

Thyrocopa usitata is a moth of the family Xyloryctidae. It was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu and Hawaii.

The length of the forewings is 7–11 mm. Adults are on wing year round.

A larva was collected from rotting bark of Acacia koa.

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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