Kauaiina molokaiensis
Kauaiina molokaiensis is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Jules C. E. Riotte in 1979.[1] It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Molokai, where it was at an altitude of 1,290 meters above Puu Kolekole.
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| Species: | K. molokaiensis |
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The wingspan is about 31 mm for males and 36 mm for females. Males are dark wine red and females are clay brown.
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Kauaiina molokaiensis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
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