Leucanopsis longa

Leucanopsis longa
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]
Synonyms
  • Euphalisidota longa Grote, 1880
  • Halisidota longa

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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