Leucania palaestinae, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Leucania palaestinae (Staudinger, 1897)
MOTH INFO
Leucania palaestinae is a moth of the family Noctuidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Leucania palaestinae (Staudinger, 1897)
Synonyms
Leucania putrida var. palaestinae (Staudinger, 1897)
Mythimna palaestinae (Staudinger, 1897)
Leucania languida (Staudinger, 1897)
Leucania jordana (Bartel, 1904)
Cirphis crenulata (Hampson, 1905)
Borolia sesamiodes (Hampson, 1905)
Common name
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Classification
Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Leucanini > Genus: Leucania
Wingspan
30-36 mm
Habitat
Coastal marshes, river and stream banks, reed beds.
Food plant
The oligophagous larva feeds on the leaves of Poaceae (Arundo donax, Phragmites australis).
Flight period
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