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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