Hypena obsoleta

Hypena obsoleta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877.[1] It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Lanai and Hawaii.

Hypena obsoleta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Hypena
Species:
H. obsoleta
Binomial name
Hypena obsoleta
Butler, 1877
Synonyms
  • Hypena insignis Butler, 1877
  • Nesamiptis obsoleta

It is one of the most variable of all Hawaiian insects. The color forms are most confusing, and it often appears that several species are represented in assembled series. The markings on some examples are extremely bold, but they are obsolete on other specimens, and all kinds of intergrades occur.

The larvae feed on Paspalum conjugatum and other grasses in the mountains

References

  1. Savela, Markku (July 26, 2019). "Hypena obsoleta Butler, 1877". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 13, 2020.


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