Hilo Noctuid Moth
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The Hilo Noctuid Moth was a species of moth
in the Noctuidae
family. It was endemic to the Hawaii
.
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 was endemic to the Hawaii
Hawaii (island)
The Island of Hawaii, also called the Big Island or Hawaii Island , is a volcanic island in the North Pacific Ocean...
.
Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Hypena newelli. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.