Dudgeonea leucosticta

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Dudgeonea leucosticta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Dudgeoneidae
Genus: Dudgeonea
Species:
D. leucosticta
Binomial name
Dudgeonea leucosticta
Hampson, 1900

Dudgeonea leucosticta is a moth in the Dudgeoneidae family. [1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia. [2] Two subspecies are recognized. Nominate subspecies from Asia and D. l. sierraleonensis from Sierra Leone. [3]

In 1996, the species was found from Borneo. A male was collected from hill dipterocarp forest in Kinabalu National Park. [4]

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References

  1. "Species Details : Dudgeonea leucosticta Hampson, 1900". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. "Family Dudgeoneidae". Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Dudgeonea leucosticta sierraleonensis Strand, 1916". Afromoths. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  4. "The first record of Dudgeonea leucosticta Hampson from Borneo". Research Gate. Retrieved 1 March 2018.