Researchers uncover 10 new moth species and 7 new genera in Hawaiʻi

Mongabay
Apr 3, 2026, 9:28 pm111 ptsTrending
Researchers in Hawai’i have described 10 new species and seven new genera of moths, highlighting how much remains unknown about the Pacific archipelago’s biodiversity. Hawai’i is home to a large number of endemic species, plants and animals found nowhere else on Earth. Discovery of a new species is so…

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