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Leucania venalba

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Leucania venalba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Leucania
Species:
L. venalba
Binomial name
Leucania venalba
(Moore, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Cirphis philippensis C. Swinhoe, 1917
  • Mythimna venalba Moore, 1867
  • Leucania venalba Moore; Calora, 1966

Leucania venalba is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1867.[1] It is found in Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka,[2] to Fiji and New Caledonia.[3]

Forewings brown without a distinct pale spot at the discal end found on other related species. Half a dark-edged white line runs down the middle of each forewing. Hindwings off white with some darkening basally.[4] The caterpillar is a semi looper. Early instars are grey, which become greener with each developing instar while eating. Head golden brown. A broad, double, purple-brown dorsal line is visible. Late instars brownish with minute dark markings. Underparts pale olive brown. Larval food plants are several grasses and Oryza species.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Species Details: Leucania venalba Moore, 1867". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer & Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Leucania venalba Moore, 1867". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (4 March 2017). "Leucania venalba Moore, 1867". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  5. ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Mythimna (Leucania) venalba Moore". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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