Leuconycta lepidula

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Leuconycta lepidula
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Leuconycta
Species:
L. lepidula
Binomial name
Leuconycta lepidula
(Grote, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Jaspidia lepidulaGrote, 1874
  • Bryophila lepidula
  • Bryophila aviridaSmith, 1906
  • Leuconycta lepidula avirida

Leuconycta lepidula, the marbled-green leuconycta moth, marbled-green jaspidia or dark leuconycta, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1874. [1] [2] It is found in North America from Nova Scotia to North Carolina, west to Texas and north to Alberta. [3]

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Taraxacum species, [4] including Taraxacum officinale (common dandelion).

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References

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  2. "932027.00 – 9066 – Leuconycta lepidula – Marbled-green Leuconycta Moth – (Grote, 1874)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. McLeod, Robin (November 30, 2013). "Species Leuconycta lepidula - Marbled-green Leuconycta - Hodges#9066". BugGuide. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  4. Anweiler, G. G. (November 12, 2003). "Species Details Leuconycta lepidula". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.