Lovegrass noctuid moth
| Lovegrass noctuid moth | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Hypena |
| Species: | H. plagiota |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypena plagiota (Meyrick, 1899) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The lovegrass noctuid moth (Hypena plagiota) was a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was endemic to Kauai, Oahu and Maui.
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Eragrostis species.
Sources
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Hypena plagiota". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1996: e.T10639A3206940. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T10639A3206940.en. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
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