Laysan noctuid moth
The Laysan noctuid moth (Agrotis laysanensis) was a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. This species is now extinct.
| Laysan noctuid moth | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Agrotis |
| Species: | †A. laysanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Agrotis laysanensis (Rothschild, 1894) | |
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| Laysan in relation to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands | |
| Synonyms | |
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Prodenia laysanensis Rothschild, 1894 | |
It was endemic to Laysan, in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
This moth was one, if not the main species, eaten by the likewise extinct Laysan millerbird. Agrotis moths are commonly known as "millers", and the bird was named after its favorite food.
References
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Agrotis laysanensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1996: e.T707A13069257. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T707A13069257.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- Lepidoptera of the Outlying Hawaiian Islands
- Atoll Research Bulletin - Specimens collected on Laysan Island
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