Leucania latiuscula

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Leucania latiuscula
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Leucania
Species:
L. latiuscula
Binomial name
Leucania latiuscula

Leucania latiuscula is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is native to the Caribbean and might be introduced to Hawaii.

Taxonomy

Leucania latiuscula is part of a species group including Leucania subpunctata and Leucania senescens . These three species are so similar, they can only be distinguished by examination of genitalia. Until recently, subpunctata and senescens were considered synonyms of latiuscula.


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