Leucania roseilinea
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | L. roseilinea
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Leucania roseilinea (Walker, 1862)
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Leucania roseilinea, the grain army worm,[1] is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1862.[2] It is found in Sri Lanka,[3] Myanmar, Sundaland, the Philippines to New Guinea.[4]
Forwings brownish with a pale spot at the discal end. Brown mark on forewing below the postmedial costa. Indistinct dark brown marks on the veins on hindwing margin. Larval host plant is Oryza.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Studies on the grain army worm Leucania roseilinea Walker (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) in Fukien". National Agricultural Library. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Species Details: Leucania roseilinea Walker, 1862". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Leucania roseilinea Walker, 1862". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Mythimna (Leucania) roseilinea Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
Categories:
- Moths of Asia
- Moths described in 1862
- Hadeninae
- Hadeninae stubs