Confused moth

The confused moth (Helicoverpa confusa) is an extinct species of moth in the family Noctuidae.

Confused moth
Conservation status
Extinct  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Helicoverpa
Species:	†H. confusa
Binomial name
†Helicoverpa confusa Hardwick, 1965

It was endemic to Hawaii.

Extinction

The IUCN lists the Confused moth as extinct. But, some sources say that it was rediscovered in 1997.^[2]