Hypena obsoleta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877.[1] It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Lanai and Hawaii.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Hypena |
| Species: | H. obsoleta
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypena obsoleta Butler, 1877
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It is one of the most variable of all Hawaiian insects.
The larvae feed on Paspalum conjugatum and other grasses in the mountains
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku (July 26, 2019). "Hypena obsoleta Butler, 1877". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7336.
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