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2 unusual facts about Laysan Noctuid Moth


Laysan Noctuid Moth

This moth was one, if not the main species, eaten by the likewise extinct Laysan Millerbird.

It was endemic to Laysan Island, one of the Outlying Hawaiian Islands, United States.


Laysan Millerbird

Its name derives from its favorite food, several species of moths of the genus Agrotis (such as the endemic and likewise extinct Agrotis laysanensis) commonly referred to as "millers" (Butler & Usinger, 1963).


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