Lovegrass noctuid moth
Lovegrass noctuid moth | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | H. plagiota
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Binomial name | |
Hypena plagiota (Meyrick, 1899)
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The lovegrass noctuid moth (Hypena plagiota) was a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1899. It was endemic to Kauai, Oahu and Maui but is now considered extinct.[1]
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Eragrostis species.
References[]
- ^ a b World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Hypena plagiota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T10639A3206940. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T10639A3206940.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List extinct species
- Hypena
- Endemic moths of Hawaii
- Extinct Hawaiian animals
- Moths described in 1899
- Extinct insects since 1500
- Hypeninae stubs