Agrotis cremata (Butler, 1880:8)
Maui agrotis noctuid moth, Cremata agrotis noctuid moth, Maui cutworm
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Spælotis cremata Butler, 1880:8 (original combination); Spaelotis cremata Butler, 1880; Euxoa cremata (Butler, 1880)
Conservation Status
Missing
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
Distribution
Maui and Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Two syntypes (1 male, 1 female) are in the BMNH (Beccaloni et al. 2003).
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Butler, Arthur G. (1880). On two small consignments of Lepidoptera from the Hawaiian Islands. The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 17: 6-9.
Other references:
Beccaloni, G., Scoble, M., Kitching, I., Simonsen, T., Robinson, G., Pitkin, B., Hine, A. & Lyal, C. (Editors). 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex). World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/entomology/lepindex [accessed 11 May 2012]