Laysan Dropseed Noctuid Moth
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The Laysan Dropseed Noctuid Moth (Hypena laysanensis) was a species of moth
in the Noctuidae
family. This species is now extinct.
This moth was endemic to Laysan Island
, one of the Outlying Hawaiian Islands
, United States
.
The larvae have been recorded on Sporobolus
species.
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. This species is now extinct.
This moth was endemic to Laysan Island
Laysan
Laysan , located northwest of Honolulu at N25° 42' 14" W171° 44' 04", is one of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. It comprises one land mass of , about 1 by 1.5 miles in size . It is an atoll of sorts, although the land completely surrounds a shallow central lake some above sea level that has...
, one of the Outlying Hawaiian Islands
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands or the Leeward Islands are the small islands and atolls in the Hawaiian island chain located northwest of the islands of Kauai and Niihau. They are administered by the U.S. state of Hawaii except Midway Atoll, which has temporary residential facilities and is...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
The larvae have been recorded on Sporobolus
Sporobolus
Sporobolus is a genus of grasses in the family Poaceae. They are usually called dropseed grasses or sacaton grasses. They are typical prairie and savanna plants, and they occur in other types of open habitat in warmer climates....
species.
Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Hypena laysanensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
- Laysan Extinct species