Leucania putrescens, Crete - photo © Luca Sattin

Leucania putrescens, Crete - photo © Luca Sattin

Leucania putrescens (Hübner, 1824)

MOTH INFO

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

Scientific name

Leucania putrescens (Hübner, 1824)

Mythimna putrescens (Hübner, 1824)

Common name

Devonshire Wainscot

Classification

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

Wingspan

32-36 mm

Habitat

Valleys, river banks, lake shores, and coastal  bush.

Food plant

Larva is oligophagous and feeds on Poaceae (Grass).

Flight Period
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Links

Lepidoptera and their Ecology

Lepiforum e. V.

Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa

Lepidoptera Mundi

Plant Parasites of Europe

Phrygana.eu

butterfliesofcrete.com