Confused moth

Confused moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Helicoverpa
Species:
†H. confusa
Binomial name
†Helicoverpa confusa
Hardwick, 1965

The confused moth (Helicoverpa confusa) is an extinct species of moth in the family Noctuidae.

It was endemic to Hawaii.

Extinction

The IUCN lists the Confused moth as extinct. But, some sources say that it was rediscovered in 1997.[2]

References

  1. ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Helicoverpa confusa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T9808A13018419. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T9808A13018419.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2023-06-01.

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