Poko noctuid moth
The poko noctuid moth was a moth in the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. It is now an extinct species.
It was endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Maui, Hawaii and Oahu. It was said to be sometimes very abundant in the 19th century, occurring in thousands and mostly found close to the sea level. Its caterpillar was known as the larger Hawaiian cutworm .
The last living moths were seen in 1926. Five specimens have been preserved in the British Museum collection.
The larvae have been recorded on various garden plants, beans, corn, cowpea, Datura, grasses, peas, Portulaca, Sida and sugarcane.
