Biology:Midway noctuid moth

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Short description: Species of moth

Midway noctuid moth
Agrotis-fasciata.jpg

Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Agrotis
Species:
A. fasciata
Binomial name
Agrotis fasciata
(Rothschild, 1894)
Midway Atoll in Oceania (small islands magnified).svg
Location of Midway Atoll
Synonyms
  • Peridroma fasciata Rothschild, 1894

The Midway noctuid moth (Agrotis fasciata), also known as Midway mudworm, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It is now possibly extinct and was endemic to Midway Atoll.

References

  1. Walker, A. & Medeiros, M.J. (2021). "Agrotis fasciata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T705A189702927. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/705/189702927. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 

Wikidata ☰ Q289408 entry