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Noctuidae
932948 – 10449   Leucania insueta Guenée, 1852

© Nolie Schneider
Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
Type locality: New York.
Similar Species:
  • Leucania dia, a former synonym, is separated by DNA barcode and usually lacks a dark basal line below the white medial vein.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Leucania insueta Guenée, 1852
Heliophila adonea Grote, 1874
Phalaena comma of authors not Linnaeus, 1761
Noctua congener Hübner, 1803
Leucania nigrofasciata Hampson, 1894
Leucania rhodocomma Püngeler, 1900
Leucania suffusa Tutt, 1888
Noctua turbida Hübner, 1803
Leucania megadia Smith, 1902
Leucania heterodoxa Smith, 1894
Leucania mimica Strecker, 1899
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Guenée, M.A., 1852. Noctuelites, 1. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères, 5: 81.
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 56.4m; p. 305. Book Review and ordering
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
  • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
  • Species Page at The Noctuidae of North America by Robert W. Poole (Nearctica.com)
Leucania insueta
© Nelson Poirier
Leucania insueta
32mm – © Jim Vargo
Leucania insueta
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Leucania insueta
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Leucania insueta
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG


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