Procellaris grotis noctuid moth

The Procellaris grotis noctuid moth (Agrotis procellaris) was a species of moth in the family Erebidae. This species is now extinct.

Procellaris grotis noctuid moth

Extinct  (pre 1900)  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Agrotis
Species:
A. procellaris
Binomial name
Agrotis procellaris
Meyrick 1900
Laysan in relation to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Synonyms

Euxoa procellaris

This moth was endemic to Laysan Island, in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Agrotis procellaris". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1996: e.T709A13069460. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T709A13069460.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.


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