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Noctuidae
932943 – 10444   Leucania phragmitidicola Guenée, 1852
             Phragmites Wainscot

© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Larva and
Host Plants:
Host familiy: Cyperaceae Poaceae.  Host genera: Bromus Carex Dactylis Elymus Poa.  Notes: grasses (Panzer et al 2003); grasses & sedges (Wagner et al 2011).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025)
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • phragmitidicola Guenée, 1852 (Leucania) - MONA 1983: [NEW]
  • phragmatidicola; [various], [no date] (Leucania) missp. - MONA 1983: [10444]; TL: (no type).
  • References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
    • Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species Page at The Noctuidae of North America by Robert W. Poole (Nearctica.com) - archived page access (go to a year prior to 2020 and select a blue circled date from the calendar).
    • Species Page at iNaturalist
    Leucania phragmitidicola
    32mm – © Jim Vargo
    Leucania phragmitidicola
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

    Leucania phragmitidicola
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

    Leucania phragmitidicola
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG


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