Tritocleis microphylla
| ʻOlaʻa Peppered Looper Moth | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Tritocleis Meyrick, 1899 |
| Species: | T. microphylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Tritocleis microphylla Meyrick, 1899 | |
The ʻOlaʻa Peppered Looper Moth (Tritocleis microphylla) was a moth species of the family Geometridae. Its genus Tritocleis is monotypic.
It was endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, but is extinct nowadays.
The wingspan is about 20 mm.
Sources
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Tritocleis microphylla. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
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