Tritocleis
Tritocleis is monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Edward Meyrick in 1899. Its only species, Tritocleis microphylla, the ʻOlaʻa peppered looper moth, described by the same author in the same year, is now extinct.
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Genus: | Tritocleis Meyrick, 1899 |
Species: | T. microphylla |
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Tritocleis microphylla Meyrick, 1899 | |
It was endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
The wingspan was about 20 mm.
Sources
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Tritocleis microphylla. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved July 31, 2007.
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