| Lovegrass noctuid moth | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Extinct (IUCN 2.3) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Hypena |
| Species: | †H. plagiota |
| Binomial name | |
| †Hypena plagiota (Meyrick, 1899) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The lovegrass noctuid moth (Hypena plagiota) was a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1899. It was endemic to Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, and Maui but is now considered extinct.
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Eragrostis species.
References
- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Hypena plagiota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T10639A3206940. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T10639A3206940.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Hypena plagiota | |
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