Laysan dropseed noctuid 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.

Laysan dropseed noctuid moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Hypeninae
Genus:
Hypena
Species:
†H. laysanensis
Binomial name
†Hypena laysanensis
(Swezey, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Nesamiptis laysanensis Swezey, 1914

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


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