Kauaiina alakaii

Kauaiina alakaii
Scientific classification
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. It is endemic to eastern Kauai, where it was collected in the Alakai Swamp, after which it is named.

The wingspan is 33–37 mm. It varies in color from dark wine-red to clay-brown.


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