Confused moth

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Confused moth
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Helicoverpa
Species:
H. confusa
Binomial name
Helicoverpa confusa
Hardwick, 1965

The confused moth (Helicoverpa confusa) is an extinct species of moth in the family Noctuidae.

It was endemic to Hawaii.

Extinction[edit]

The IUCN lists the Confused moth as extinct. But, some sources say that it was rediscovered in 1997.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Helicoverpa confusa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T9808A13018419. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T9808A13018419.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2023-06-01.

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