Leptocneria reducta

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Leptocneria reducta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Leptocneria
Species:
L. reducta
Binomial name
Leptocneria reducta
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Darala reductaWalker, 1855
  • Anthelymantria bistigmalisStrand, 1925
  • Anthela curandaStrand, 1929
  • Lymantria aurivilliiBryk, 1934
  • Lymantria aurivilli

Leptocneria reducta, the white cedar moth, is a moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1855. [1] [2] It is found in all of Australia, except Tasmania.

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Larva

The wingspan is about 45 mm for females and 35 mm for males.

The larvae feed on Melia azedarach . [3]

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References

  1. "Species Leptocneria reducta (Walker, 1855)". Australian Faunal Directory. Archived 5 April 2011.
  2. Savela, Markku (29 May 2011). "Leptocneria reducta (Walker, 1855)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (12 January 2016). "Leptocneria reducta (Walker, 1855) White Cedar Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 25 March 2020.