Leucania yu

Leucania yu is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1] It is found in Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka,[2] the Andaman Islands, Hong Kong, Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan east to Australia, Fiji and Tonga.[3]

Leucania yu
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Leucania
Species:
L. yu
Binomial name
Leucania yu
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Mythimna (Acantholeucania) yu Guenée, 1852
  • Leucania exempta Walker, 1857
  • Leucania costalis Moore, 1877
  • Leucania yu Guenée; Calora, 1966

The adult wingspan is 3 cm. Forewings pale brown. Hindwings buff coloured.[4] In the forewing, over the cell there is a characteristic narrow, triangular, pale wedge, which is dark brown distally. Antemedial and postmedial fasciae entire and crenulate. Strong brown spot associated with antemedial. Caterpillar in late instar olive brown. Strong subspiracular white stripe present. Faint longitudinal bands and small white spots also visible. Dorsal and subdorsal stripes visible in early instars, which become faint in final instars. Larval food plants include several grasses, Paspalum and Saccharum species.[5]

References
  1. "Species Details: Leucania yu Guenée, 1852". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Leucania yu Guenée, 1852". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (13 August 2012). "Leucania yu Guenée, 1852". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  5. "Mythimna (Acantholeucania) yu Guenee". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.


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