The Poko Noctuid Moth was a moth

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

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 family. It is now an extinct species

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It was endemic to Maui

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, Hawaii

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 and Oahu

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 islands, Hawaii

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, United States

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. It was said to be sometimes very abundant in the 19th century, occurring in thousands and mostly found close to the sea-level. Its caterpillar was known as the Larger Hawaiian Cutworm .

The last living moths were seen in 1926. Five specimens have been preserved in the British Museum

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collection.

The larvae have been recorded on various garden plants (especially legumes), beans, corn, cowpea, Datura, grasses, peas, Portulaca, Sida and sugarcane.

Source

• World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Agrotis crinigera. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.