Aumakua omaomao
| Aumakua omaomao | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Noctuinae |
| Genus: | Aumakua Hayes & Sattler, 1980[1] |
| Species: | A. omaomao |
| Binomial name | |
| Aumakua omaomao Hayes & Sattler, 1980[1] | |
Aumakua is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae, consisting of one species, Aumakua omaomao.[2][3][4] The genus is endemic to Hawaii.[1][4] The genus name refers to aumakua, the Hawaiian sprits of ancestors, while the specific name is Hawaiian for "green".[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Hayes, Alan H. & Sattler, Klaus (1980). "A remarkable new genus and species of Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) from the Hawaiian Islands". Systematic Entomology. 5 (3): 273–280. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1980.tb00415.x.
- ↑ "Aumakua Hayes & Sattler, 1980". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ Natural History Museum; Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2023). "Aumakua". Natural History Museum (London). doi:10.5519/s93616qw. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- 1 2 Savela, Markku. "Aumakua Hayes & Sattler, 1980". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 15 July 2026.