Laysan Noctuid Moth
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| Laysan Noctuid Moth | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Agrotis |
| Species: | A. laysanensis |
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| Agrotis laysanensis (Rothschild, 1894) | |
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The Laysan Noctuid Moth (Agrotis laysanensis) was a species of moth in the Noctuidae family. This species is now extinct.
It was endemic to Laysan Island, one of the Outlying Hawaiian Islands, United States.
This moth was one, if not the main species, eaten by the likewise extinct Laysan Millerbird. Agrotis moths are commonly known as "millers", and the bird was named after its favorite food.
Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Agrotis laysanensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
- Lepidoptera of the Outlying Hawaiian Islands
- Atoll Research Bulletin - Specimens collected on Laysan Island
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