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.
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