Agrotis panoplias
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The Kona Agrotis Noctuid Moth (Agrotis panoplias) was a moth
in the Noctuidae
family. It is now an extinct species
.
It was endemic to Kona District, Hawaii
, United States
.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
in the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family. It is now an extinct species
Extinct species
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It was endemic to Kona District, Hawaii
Kona District, Hawaii
Kona is the name of a moku or district on the Big Island of Hawaii in the State of Hawaii. In the current system of administration of Hawaii County, the moku of Kona is divided into North Kona District and South Kona District . The term "Kona" is sometimes used to refer to its largest town,...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.