Agrotis kerri Swezey, 1920

Kerr's noctuid moth

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Euxoa kerri Swezey, 1920

Conservation Status

Extinct (WCMC, 1992:209)

Last record: 26 June 1923 or later; 1923 (WCMC, 1992:209; source)

IUCN RedList status: Extinct

Distribution

French Frigate Shoals, Hawaiian Islands, USA

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

13 specimens and 2 larvae were caught between 22-26 June, 1923 (Bryan et al. 1926:73). Whether any of these specimens were preserved is not known to the author. This is also the only definite record of the species I have found, illustrating the scarcity of this species in historical collections, perhaps biased by the geographical isolation of its habitat.

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References

Original scientific description:

Swezey, Otto Herman. (1920). Some new Hawaiian Lepidoptera. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 4(2): 376-386.

Other references:

Bryan, E. H., jnr. et al. (1926). Insects of Hawaii, Johnston Island and Wake Island. Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Bulletin 31, Tanager Expedition 3, 94 pp.

WCMC (World Conservation Monitoring Centre). (1992). Global Biodiversity: Status of the Earth's living resources. London: Chapman & Hall. xx + 594 pp.

World Conservation Monitoring Centre. (1996). Agrotis kerri. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 22 June 2012.

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