Kupea (moth)

Kupea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Kupea
Philpott, 1930[1]
Species: K. electilis
Binomial name
Kupea electilis
Philpott, 1930

Kupea is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family. It contains only one species, Kupea electilis, which is found in New Zealand, where it has been recorded from Birdlings Flat.

The forewings are brassy ochreous, suffused with grey in the disc. There is a brownish-black mark in the disc, followed by a white bar. The hindwings are brownish. Adults have been recorded on wing in March.[2]

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