Leucania herrichii
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| Leucania herrichii | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Leucania |
| Species: | L. herrichii
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucania herrichii (Herrich-Schäffer, 1849)
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Leucania herrichii is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It was described by German entomologist Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1849 as Mythimna herrichii. It can be found in Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt (Sinai), Greece, Iran, Israel, Italy (Sicily), Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, and Turkmenistan. Adults have a wingspan of approximately 30–36 mm (1.2–1.4 in), and the larvae likely feed on grasses.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Abdelfattah, M. A. Salem (2020). "Revision of family Noctuidae of Egypt (3) Subfamilies "Acontiinae, Agaristinae, Amphipyrinae and Hadeninae" (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae)". Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. 13 (1): 78. doi:10.21608/eajbsa.2020.72206. ISSN 1687-8809.
- ↑ Kravchenko, V. D.; Fibiger, M.; Mooser, J.; Junnila, A.; Müller, G. C. (2007). "The Hadeninae of Israel (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 35 (140). Sociedad Hispano-Luso-Americana de Lepidopterología: 451. ISSN 0300-5267. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 September 2012.
- ↑ Ollerenshaw, Justin (2011). "LepIndex - herrichii". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 20 February 2024.