Midway noctuid moth

Midway noctuid moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Agrotis
Species: A. fasciata
Binomial name
Agrotis fasciata
(Rothschild, 1894)
Location of Midway Atoll
Synonyms

Peridroma fasciata Rothschild, 1894

The Midway noctuid moth (Agrotis fasciata) also known as Midway mudworm was a species of moth in the Noctuidae family. It was endemic to Midway Atoll.

This species is now extinct.

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Agrotis fasciata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
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