Lovegrass noctuid moth
Lovegrass noctuid moth | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Hypena |
Species: | H. plagiota |
Binomial name | |
Hypena plagiota (Meyrick, 1899) | |
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The lovegrass noctuid moth (Hypena plagiota) was a species of moth in the Noctuidae family. It was endemic to Kauai, Oahu and Maui.
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Eragrostis species.
Sources
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Hypena plagiota. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
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