Laysan dropseed noctuid moth
| Laysan dropseed noctuid moth | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Hypeninae |
| Genus: | Hypena |
| Species: | H. laysanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypena laysanensis (Swezey, 1914) | |
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The Laysan dropseed noctuid moth (Hypena laysanensis) was a species of moth in the family Erebidae. This species is now extinct.
This moth was endemic to Laysan Island, one of the Outlying Hawaiian Islands, United States.
The larvae have been recorded on Sporobolus species.
Sources
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Hypena laysanensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1996: e.T10637A3206838. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T10637A3206838.en. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- Laysan Extinct species
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