Kaholuamano noctuid moth

The Kaholuamano noctuid moth (Hypena senicula) is an extinct moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1928. It was endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai, but is now considered extinct.[1]

Kaholuamano noctuid moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Hypeninae
Genus:
Hypena
Species:
H. senicula
Binomial name
Hypena senicula
(Meyrick, 1928)
Synonyms
  • Nesamiptis senicula Meyrick, 1928

References
  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Hypena senicula". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T10640A3207041. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T10640A3207041.en. Retrieved 16 December 2017.


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