Thyrocopa

Thyrocopa
Grasshopper moth (Thyrocopa apatela)
Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Thyrocopa
Meyrick 1883
Species
see text
Synonyms
  • Synomotis Meyrick, 1883
  • Hodegia Walsingham, 1907
  • Ptychothrix Walsingham, 1907
  • Psychra Walsingham, 1907
  • Catamempsis Walsingham, 1907

Thyrocopa is a genus of moths in the family Xyloryctidae endemic to Hawaii. The taxon has approximately forty species, including some flightless species.

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