Laysan noctuid moth

Laysan noctuid moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Agrotis
Species: A. laysanensis
Binomial name
Agrotis laysanensis
(Rothschild, 1894)
Laysan in relation to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Synonyms

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

  1. 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.
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