Lovegrass noctuid moth

Lovegrass noctuid moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Hypena
Species:
†H. plagiota
Binomial name
†Hypena plagiota
(Meyrick, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Nesamiptis plagiota Meyrick, 1899
  • Nesamiptis proterortha Meyrick, 1928

The lovegrass noctuid moth (Hypena plagiota) was a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1899. It was endemic to Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, and Maui but is now considered extinct.[1]

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Eragrostis species.

References

  1. ^ a b World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Hypena plagiota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T10639A3206940. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T10639A3206940.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.


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