Aumakua omaomao

Aumakua omaomao
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Aumakua Hayes & Sattler 1980
Species:	A. omaomao
Binomial name
Aumakua omaomao Hayes & Sattler 1980

Aumakua is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae, consisting of one species Aumakua omaomao, which is endemic to Hawaii.

References

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
• Aumakua omaomao gen.n., sp.n. (Noctuidae: Cuculliinae) from the Hawaiian Islands is described; the adults, wing venation and genitalia of both sexes are illustrated. The systematic position of Aumakua gen.n. is discussed, its status as a Hawaiian endemism is considered and the habitats of A.omaomao sp.n. are described
• Life history images and detailed information