Hypena obsoleta

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Hypena obsoleta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Hypena
Species:
H. obsoleta
Binomial name
Hypena obsoleta
Butler, 1877
Synonyms
  • Hypena insignisButler, 1877
  • Nesamiptis obsoleta

Hypena obsoleta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. [1] It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Lanai and Hawaii.

It is one of the most variable of all Hawaiian insects.

The larvae feed on Paspalum conjugatum and other grasses in the mountains

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (July 26, 2019). "Hypena obsoleta Butler, 1877". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 13, 2020.