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Noctuidae
932950 – 10450   Leucania incognita (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)

© Robert Zimlich
Distribution: USA: FL to TX. Range apparently expanding northward - Adams (2001).
Holotype: Texas.
Genitalia: See Adams (2001).
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Cirphis incognita Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
References
  • Adams, M.S., 2001. A revision of the moth genus Leucania Ochsenheimer in the Antilles (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Annals of the Carnegie Museum, 70(3): 211; figs. 3D, 12A-B, 15D.
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at The Noctuidae of North America by Robert W. Poole (Nearctica.com)
Leucania incognita
© Robert Zimlich
Leucania incognita
© Lyn Atherton
Leucania incognita
© Bob Patterson
Leucania incognita
© Carol Wolf
Leucania incognita
29mm – © Jim Vargo

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