Olaa Peppered Looper Moth (Tritocleis microphylla)
The Olaa Peppered Moth was described in 1899; it was restricted to the ‘Ōla’a Forest in what today is the Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park on the island of Hawai’i.
The species had a wingspan of 2 cm; its head and thorax were whitish-ochreous, sprinkled with black; the abdomen was whitish-ochreous with a double dorsal series of blackish dots; the forewings were triangular, whitish-ochreous , finely and thinly sprinkled with black; the hind wings were pale whitish-ochrous and were also sprinkled with black.
The Olaa Peppered Moth seems to have never been recorded since its description and is now considered extinct.
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edited: 13.01.2024