Kauaiina howarthi

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Kauaiina howarthi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Kauaiina
Species:
K. howarthi
Binomial name
Kauaiina howarthi
Riotte, 1990

Kauaiina howarthi is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Jules C. E. Riotte in 1990. It is endemic to Hawaii. [1]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Kauaiina howarthi". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 16, 2019.