Storm Cutworm (Agrotis procellaris)
This species was described in 1900 on the basis of two specimens that were collected on the island of Laysan in the northwestern part of the Hawaiian Islands chain. [1]
The species was never found since and is considered extinct.
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References:
[1] E. C. Zimmerman: Insects of Hawaii 7, Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu 1958
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edited: 22.01.2019
Dead as the Dodo – Holocene Extinctions
… about 5858 taxa have disappeared since the beginning of the Anthropocene era (since about 10000 BCE)
