Leucaniini

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Leucaniini
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Leucaniini caterpillar (possibly Leucania pseudargyria)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Noctuinae
Tribe: Leucaniini

Leucaniini is a tribe of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. There are at least 40 described species in Leucaniini. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Leucaniini Tribe Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. "Leucaniini Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  3. "North American Moth Photographers Group" . Retrieved 27 January 2018.

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