Leucanopsis longa
Leucanopsis longa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subtribe: | Phaegopterina |
Genus: | Leucanopsis |
Species: | L. longa |
Binomial name | |
Leucanopsis longa (Grote, 1880)[1] | |
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Leucanopsis longa, the long-streaked tussock moth or long-streaked halisidota, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Grote in 1880. It is found from North Carolina to Florida and west along the coast to eastern Texas.[2] The habitat consists of marshes and wet sedge meadows.
The wingspan is 38–48 mm. The forewings are light orangish-yellow, speckled with brown. The hindwings are whitish. Adults are on wing year round in Florida.
The larvae probably feed on grasses, including marsh grass.[3]
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