Leuconycta diphteroides

Leuconycta diphteroides, the green leuconycta moth or green owlet, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1][2] It is found in North America from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas and north to Saskatchewan.[3]

Leuconycta diphteroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Leuconycta
Species:
L. diphteroides
Binomial name
Leuconycta diphteroides
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Microcoelia diphteroides Guenée, 1852
  • Leuconycta obliterata (Grote, 1864) (form)

The wingspan is 27–32 mm. The forewings are suffused with green but may be all white in rare cases. There is a small black rectangular blotch which touches the costa near the base and another larger blotch halfway along the costa. One form has a number of black lines and spots scattered across the wing surface, while form "obliterata" is relatively unmarked. The hindwings are pale grayish with a dull yellowish terminal band. Adults are on wing from May to September.

The larvae feed on Solidago and Aster species.

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (September 5, 2019). "Leuconycta diphteroides (Guenée, 1852)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. "932026.00 – 9065 – Leuconycta diphteroides – Green Leuconycta Moth – (Guenée, 1852)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. McLeod, Robin (July 20, 2018). "Species Leuconycta diphteroides - Green Leuconycta - Hodges#9065". BugGuide. Retrieved October 7, 2020.


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