Laysan noctuid moth
| Laysan noctuid moth | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Agrotis |
| Species: | † A. laysanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| † Agrotis laysanensis (Rothschild, 1894) | |
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| Laysan in relation to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands | |
| Synonyms | |
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Prodenia laysanensis Rothschild, 1894 | |
The Laysan noctuid moth (Agrotis laysanensis) was a species of moth in the Noctuidae family. This species is now extinct.
It was endemic to Laysan, in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
This moth was one, if not the main species, eaten by the likewise extinct Laysan millerbird. Agrotis moths are commonly known as "millers", and the bird was named after its favorite food.
References
- ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Agrotis laysanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- Lepidoptera of the Outlying Hawaiian Islands
- Atoll Research Bulletin - Specimens collected on Laysan Island
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