Leucochroma corope is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Stoll in 1781. It is found from the West Indies and Central America (including Mexico, Panama and Costa Rica)[1] to South America (including Suriname and Colombia).[2] It is an introduced species in Florida.
| Leucochroma corope | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Leucochroma |
| Species: | L. corope
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucochroma corope (Stoll in Cramer & Stoll, 1781)
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The wingspan is about 23 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from January to June, in August and from November to December in Florida.[4]
References
edit- ^ BOLD Systems
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Bug Guide