Leucania loreyi, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Leucania loreyi, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Leucania loreyi (Duponchel, 1827)

MOTH INFO

Leucania loreyi is a moth of the family Noctuidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Leucania loreyi (Duponchel, 1827)

Synonyms

Noctua loreyi Duponchel, 1827

Mythimna loreyi (Duponchel, 1827)

Acantholeucania loreyi (Duponchel, 1827)

Leucania caricis Treitschke, 1835

Leucania collecta Walker, 1856

Leucania curvula Walker, 1856

Leucania denotata Walker, 1856

Leucania designata Walker, 1856

Leucania exterior Walker, 1856

Leucania thoracica Walker, 1856

Borolia melanostrotoides Strand, 1915

Leucania pseudoloreyi Rungs, 1953

Common name

Cosmopolitan

Classification

Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Leucanini > Genus: Leucania

Wingspan

34-44 mm

Habitat

Fields, riversides, streams, and meadows.

Food plant

The oligophagous larva feeds on the leaves of Poaceae (Arundo donax, Avena sativa (Oat), Phragmites australis, Poa annua, Triticum aestivum (Common wheat), Triticum dicoccum (Emmer wheat), Zea mays).

Flight period
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Links

Lepiforum e. V.

Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa

Lepidoptera and their Ecology

Plant Parasites of Europe

Lepidoptera Mundi

Phrygana.eu

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