Poko noctuid moth

The poko noctuid moth (Agrotis crinigera) is a moth in the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.

Poko noctuid moth

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Agrotis
Species:
A. crinigera
Binomial name
Agrotis crinigera
(Butler, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Spaelotis crinigera Butler, 1881
  • Rhyacia crinigera

It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Maui, Hawaiʻi, and Oʻahu. It was said to be sometimes very abundant in the 19th century, occurring in thousands and mostly found close to the sea level. Its caterpillar was known as the larger Hawaiian cutworm.

The last living moths were seen in 1926.[2] Five specimens have been preserved in the British Museum collection.[3]

The larvae have been recorded on various garden plants (especially legumes), beans, corn, cowpea, Datura, grasses, peas, Portulaca, Sida and sugarcane.

Sources
  1. Walker, A. & Medeiros, M.J. (2021). "Agrotis crinigera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T704A189702899. Retrieved 16 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Hawaii's Extinct Species - Insects
  3. Fauna Hawaiiensis


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