Leucanopsis moeschleri | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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) | |
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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.