Laysan dropseed noctuid moth
| Laysan dropseed noctuid moth | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| 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 Noctuidae family. 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. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
- Laysan Extinct species
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