Oligocentria pinalensis

Oligocentria pinalensis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Oligocentria
Species:
O. pinalensis
Binomial name
Oligocentria pinalensis
Synonyms
  • Ianassa pinalensis Benjamin, 1932

Oligocentria pinalensis, the Arizona prominent, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is only found within the Pinal Mountains of central Arizona. Due to its extremely limited known range, Oligocentria pinalensis is at a high risk of becoming extinct from isolated events, such as a forest fire. There is not enough current population data to make a full conclusion of its present status. Although it has been listed by the NatureServe conservation status as "GH" or possibly extinct, date of listing of status was 2002. The species was first described by F.H. Benjamin, a pan-pacific entomologist, in a publication from 1932.