Biology:Lovegrass noctuid moth
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Short description: Species of moth
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| Species: | H. plagiota
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| Hypena plagiota (Meyrick, 1899)
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The lovegrass noctuid moth (Hypena plagiota) was a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1899. It was endemic to Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, and Maui but is now considered extinct.[1]
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Eragrostis species.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Hypena plagiota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996: e.T10639A3206940. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T10639A3206940.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10639/3206940. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q4847736 entry
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