Leucania obsoleta, the obscure wainscot, is a moth of the superfamily Noctuoidea. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1803. It is found in Europe.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Leucania |
Species: | L. obsoleta
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Binomial name | |
Leucania obsoleta (Hübner, 1803)
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The length of the forewings is 15–18 mm. The moth flies in one generation from early May to late July.[1]
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The larvae feed on Phragmites species.
Notes
edit- ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Leucania obsoleta.
- Kimber, Ian. "73.302 BF2204 Obscure Wainscot Leucania obsoleta (Hübner, [1803])". UKMoths. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- Lepiforum e.V.
- De Vlinderstichting (in Dutch)