Leuconycta diphteroides
| Leuconycta diphteroides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Leuconycta |
| Species: | L. diphteroides |
| Binomial name | |
| Leuconycta diphteroides (Guenée, 1852)[1][2] | |
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The Green Leuconycta Moth or Green Owlet (Leuconycta diphteroides) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas and north to Saskatchewan.[3]
The wingspan is 27–32 mm. The forewings are suffused with green but may be all white in rare cases. There is a small black rectangular blotch which touches the costa near the base and another larger blotch halfway along the costa. One form has a number of black lines and spots scattered across the wing surface, while form "obliterata" is relatively unmarked. The hindwings are pale greyish with a dull yellowish terminal band. Adults are on wing from May to September.
The larvae feed on Solidago and Aster species.
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