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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.[1]
| Lovegrass noctuid moth | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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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Larvae have been recorded feeding on Eragrostis species.
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