Confused moth
Extinct species of moth
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The confused moth (Helicoverpa confusa) is an extinct species of moth in the family Noctuidae.
| Confused moth | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Helicoverpa |
| Species: | †H. confusa |
| Binomial name | |
| †Helicoverpa confusa Hardwick, 1965 | |
Extinction
The IUCN lists the Confused moth as extinct. But, some sources say that it was rediscovered in 1997.[2]
