The Kaholuamano noctuid moth (Hypena senicula) is an extinct moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1928. It was endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi, but is now considered extinct.[1]
Kaholuamano noctuid moth | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Hypena |
Species: | †H. senicula
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Binomial name | |
†Hypena senicula (Meyrick, 1928)
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References
edit- ^ a b World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Hypena senicula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T10640A3207041. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T10640A3207041.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.