Midway noctuid moth

Midway noctuid moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Agrotis
Species: † A. fasciata
Binomial name
† Agrotis fasciata
(Rothschild, 1894)
Location of Midway Atoll
Synonyms

Peridroma fasciata Rothschild, 1894

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

This species is now extinct.

References

  1. ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Agrotis fasciata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2014-06-19.


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