Poko noctuid moth

The poko noctuid moth (Agrotis crinigera) was a moth in the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. It is now an extinct species.

Poko noctuid moth

Extinct  (c. 1926)  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Agrotis
Species:
† A. crinigera
Binomial name
† Agrotis crinigera
(Butler, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Spaelotis crinigera Butler, 1881
  • Rhyacia crinigera

It was endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Maui, Hawaii and Oahu. It was said to be sometimes very abundant in the 19th century, occurring in thousands and mostly found close to the sea level. Its caterpillar was known as the larger Hawaiian cutworm .

The last living moths were seen in 1926.[2] Five specimens have been preserved in the British Museum collection.[3]

The larvae have been recorded on various garden plants (especially legumes), beans, corn, cowpea, Datura, grasses, peas, Portulaca, Sida and sugarcane.

Sources
  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Agrotis crinigera". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T704A13068952. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T704A13068952.en.
  2. Hawaii's Extinct Species - Insects
  3. Fauna Hawaiiensis


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