Leucanopsis moeschleri

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Leucanopsis moeschleri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Leucanopsis
Species:
L. moeschleri
Binomial name
Leucanopsis moeschleri
(Rothschild, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Halysidota moeschleriRothschild, 1909

Leucanopsis moeschleri is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae, first described by Walter Rothschild in 1909. It is native to Jamaica. [1] It is a very rare immigrant or accidental import in Great Britain. A single specimen was recorded near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, on 19 July 1961. [2]

The wingspan is 48–55 mm.

The larvae feed on various broad-leaved trees. The species name honours Heinrich Benno Möschler.

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