Laysan_dropseed_noctuid_moth

Laysan dropseed noctuid moth

Laysan dropseed noctuid moth

Extinct species of moth

The Laysan dropseed noctuid moth (Hypena laysanensis) was a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1914.[2] This species is now extinct.

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This moth was endemic to Laysan Island, one of the outlying Hawaiian Islands of the United States.

The larvae have been recorded on Sporobolus species.

References

  1. [1]
    World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Hypena laysanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T10637A3206838. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T10637A3206838.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Savela, Markku (July 26, 2019). "Hypena laysanensis (Swezey, 1914)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 12, 2020.


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