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Procellaris grotis noctuid moth

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Procellaris grotis noctuid moth

Extinct (pre 1900)  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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

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. 1996. IUCN: e.T709A13069460. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T709A13069460.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.