Leucania loreyi, Crete - photo © Maija Karala
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)
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 larva is oligophagous and 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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