- Lovegrass Noctuid Moth
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Lovegrass Noctuid Moth Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Hypena Species: H. plagiota Binomial name Hypena plagiota
(Meyrick, 1899)Synonyms - Nesamiptis plagiota Meyrick, 1899
- Nesamiptis proterortha Meyrick, 1928
The Lovegrass Noctuid Moth (Hypena plagiota) was a species of moth in the Noctuidae family. It was endemic to Kauai, Oahu and Maui.
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Eragrostis species.
Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Hypena plagiota. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
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