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]

Leuconycta lepidula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 lepidula Grote, 1874
  • Bryophila lepidula
  • Bryophila avirida Smith, 1906
  • Leuconycta lepidula avirida

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).

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (September 5, 2019). "Leuconycta lepidula (Grote, 1874)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  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.