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]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ↑ New Zealand Journal of Zoology (Aug 1975)