Kauaiina alakaii
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.
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| Species: | K. alakaii |
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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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