Noctuidae
932962.00 –
10458
– Leucania elephas
Troubridge, 2020
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| Distribution: |
USA: Florida Keys and TX.
Holotype: USA: Florida, Monroe Co.: Bahia Honda. |
| Genitalia: |
See Troubridge (2020). |
| Similar Species: |
- Leucania dorsalis has HW fuscous - Adams (2001).
- Leucania elephas has FW with "darker, more contrasting white and brown scales on the cubital vein" than in dorsalis - Troubridge (2020).
- Leucania februalis is found in CA.
- Leucania infatuans has FW with yellow tint and HW with white ground color - Adams (2001).
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
• Leucania elephas Troubridge, 2020
• Leucania humidicola of authors not Guenée, 1852 |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Leucania elephas Troubridge, 2020, n. sp., Insecta Mundi, 0789: 36; Fig. 50, 100, 137, includes as a synonym [10458] Leucania humidicola of authors not Guenée, 1852. "True" L. humidicola is extralimital to the US and Canada. |
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| References |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
- Species Page at Robert W. Poole's Nearctica.com
- Troubridge, J.T., 2020. A new genus and 37 new noctuoid species from peninsular Florida and the Keys (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Insecta Mundi, 0789: 1-56.
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