Kauaiina alakaii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Kauaiina |
Species: | K. alakaii |
Binomial name | |
Kauaiina alakaii Riotte, 1979 |
Kauaiina alakaii is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Jules C. E. Riotte in 1979. 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.
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.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Kauaiina alakaii |
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