Post by koeiyabe on Jan 3, 2016 0:07:26 GMT
Lovegrass Owlet Moth (Hypena plagiota)
The Lovegrass Owlet Moth, which was described in the year 1899, occurred on the islands of Kaua’i and O’ahu, where it inhabitet the higher elevations, it probably occurred also on Hawai’i and Maui.
The quite variable coloured species reached a wingspan of about 3 cm.
The caterpillars fed on various grass species of the genus Eragrostis, including Eragrostis fosbergii Whitney, Eragrostis grandis Hillebr., and Eragrostis variabilis (Gaudich.) Steud..
www.iucnredlist.org/details/10639/0
explorer.natureserve.org/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Hypena+plagiota
theholoceneextinctionevent.wordpress.com/tag/hypena-plagiota/
The Lovegrass Owlet Moth, which was described in the year 1899, occurred on the islands of Kaua’i and O’ahu, where it inhabitet the higher elevations, it probably occurred also on Hawai’i and Maui.
The quite variable coloured species reached a wingspan of about 3 cm.
The caterpillars fed on various grass species of the genus Eragrostis, including Eragrostis fosbergii Whitney, Eragrostis grandis Hillebr., and Eragrostis variabilis (Gaudich.) Steud..
www.iucnredlist.org/details/10639/0
explorer.natureserve.org/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Hypena+plagiota
theholoceneextinctionevent.wordpress.com/tag/hypena-plagiota/
