Laysan dropseed noctuid moth

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Laysan dropseed 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. laysanensis
Binomial name
Hypena laysanensis
(Swezey, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Nesamiptis laysanensis Swezey, 1914

The Laysan dropseed noctuid moth (Hypena laysanensis) was a

extinct
.

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. . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (July 26, 2019). "Hypena laysanensis (Swezey, 1914)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 12, 2020.