As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 81 extinct species, 86 possibly extinct species, and two extinct in the wild species of arthropod. [1] [2]
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Includes crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill, woodlice, and many others.
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Laysan, located 808 nautical miles northwest of Honolulu at 25°42′14″N171°44′04″W, is one of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. It comprises one land mass of 1,016 acres (4.11 km2), about 1 by 1+1⁄2 miles in size. It is an atoll of sorts, although the land completely surrounds a shallow central lake some 8 feet (2.4 m) above sea level that has a salinity approximately three times greater than the ocean. Laysan's Hawaiian name, Kauō, means egg.
The Laysan noctuid moth is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae.
The Procellaris Agrotis noctuid moth is a species of moth in the family Erebidae.
The Laysan dropseed noctuid moth was a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1914. This species is now extinct.