Agrotis microreas (Microreas Agrotis Noctuid Moth)

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Microreas Agrotis Noctuid Moth
(Agrotis microreas)

family: Noctuidae

known from Hawai'i / Hawai'i Islands, considered extinct

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Microreas Agrotis Noctuid Moth
(Agrotis microreas)

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source:

'Fauna Hawaiiensis; being the land-fauna of the Hawaiian islands. by various authors, 1899-1913. Cambridge [Eng.]: The University press, 1913.

www.biodiversitylibrary.org

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Agrotis microreas is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, where it has historically been recorded in open, upland forests of Hawai’i. This species has not been recorded since 1925 and was listed as possibly extinct by the USFWS in 1994. Past and current threats are unknown but likely include parasitism by non-native biocontrol agents released to control agricultural pests. If this species remains extant, it is likely very rare. While this moth is one of the smallest species of Hawaiian Agrotis, it is still relatively large. Therefore, it is unlikely it would evade collection, regardless of collection effort, unless it is extinct. It is possible past declines have decimated this species and if still extant, it remains in very low numbers. Therefore, it can be inferred there are less than 50 mature individuals and this species qualifies as Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) under criterion D. Presuming extinction may be premature, until concerted sampling efforts near historical occurrence localities have been carried out.

www.iucnredlist.org/species/188988510/189703157#assessment-information

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explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.119041/Agrotis_microreas

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Patterns of extinction across Hawaiian Lepidoptera offer lessons from a diverse, neglected, and vulnerable endemic fauna.

www.researchgate.net/publication/384487192_Patterns_of_extinction_across_Hawaiian_Lepidoptera_offer_lessons_from_a_diverse_neglected_and_vulnerable_endemic_fauna