''Eupoca haakei'' is a

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in the family

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. It was described by

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and

David Adamski David Adamski is an American entomologist working as a research associate at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History and a support scientist in the Systematic Entomology Laboratory (SEL), United States Department of Agric ...

in 1998. It is found at low elevations in south-eastern

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. The length of the forewings is 7.8-9.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brown mixed with white and pale brown scales. The distal part of the subterminal area is pale brown and the marginal line is brown. The hindwings are pale brown with a brown marginal line.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Michael Haake.

References

Glaphyriinae Moths described in 1998 {{Glaphyriinae-stub