Leucoperina kahli

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Leucoperina kahli
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L. kahli
Binomial name
Leucoperina kahli
Holland, 1920
Synonyms
  • Creaga batesiBethune-Baker, 1927

Leucoperina kahli is a moth in the subfamily Lymantriinae. It was described by William Jacob Holland in 1920. [1] It is found in Cameroon. [2]

The wingspan is about 44 mm. Both wings are hyaline (glass like), the forewings grey or greyish white, with a dark spot in the angle of vein two. The hindwings are white and immaculate. [3]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Leucoperina kahli". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Leucoperina kahli Holland, 1920". Afromoths. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  3. Bethune-Baker, G. T. (1927). "Descriptions of new Heterocera from Africa and the East". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (9)20: 321–334.