Two new day-flying species of Agrotis Ochsenheimer (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from the alpine summit of the Maunakea Volcano
Open Access
- 17 January 2019
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Magnolia Press in Zootaxa
- Vol. 4545 (2), 277-285
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4545.2.7
Abstract
Two new endemic Hawaiian species of Agrotis Ochsenheimer (Noctuidae) are described: A. helela and A. kuamauna. Both species are day-flying and occur at high-elevations. Observations of adult and larval morphology and biology are included, as well as illustrations of adult moths and genitalia for both sexes.Keywords
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