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Thyrocopa abusa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Xyloryctidae
Genus:	Thyrocopa
Species:	T. abusa
Binomial name
Thyrocopa abusa Walsingham, 1907
Synonyms
Thyrocopa usitata Butler, sensu Meyrick, 1883 Thyrocopa depressariella Walsingham, 1907 Thyrocopa fraudulentella Walsingham, 1907 Thyrocopa immutata Walsingham, 1907 Thyrocopa ingeminata Meyrick, 1915 Thyrocopa nubifer Walsingham, 1907 Thyrocopa pallida Walsingham 1907

Thyrocopa abusa is a moth of the family Xyloryctidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Maui and Hawaii. It is the type species of the genus Thyrocopa.

Adults are on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Acacia koa, Cyrtandra, Freycinetia, guava, Ipomoea, Lantana, Pipturus and Ricinus.

External links

• Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
• Medeiros, Matthew J. (2009). "A revision of the endemic Hawaiian genus Thyrocopa (Lepidoptera: Xyloryctidae: Xyloryctinae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2202: 1–47. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2202.1.1.

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