Leucoma
Leucoma | |
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Leucoma salicis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Tribe: | Leucomini |
Genus: | Leucoma Hübner, 1822 |
Synonyms | |
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Leucoma is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The species are well distributed in Palearctic, Ethiopian, and Oriental regions along with New Britain and Ireland. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1822.
Description[]
Palpi upturned, reaching vertex of head. Antennae bipectinated in both sexes, where branches long in male and short in female. Hind tibia has pair of spurs. Forewings with vein 3 from before angle of cell. Veins 4 and 5 from angle. Vein 6 from upper angle. Veins 7 to 9 are stalked. Hindwings with vein 3 from before angle of cell. Vein 5 from above angle. Veins 6 and 7 stalked or from cell.[1]
Species[]
- Plötz, 1880
- Collenette, 1960
- Collenette, 1960
- (Hampson, 1910)
- Holloway, 1999
- (Collenette, 1934)
- Leucoma clara (Walker, 1865)
- Leucoma cryptadia Collenette, 1938
- Collenette, 1960
- Collenette, 1960
- Collenette, 1960
- (Hampson, 1910)
- Erschoff, 1872
- Collenette, 1958
- Snellen, 1877
- Leucoma lechrisemata Collenette, 1959
- Collenette, 1960
- Leucoma luteipes (Walker, 1855)
- (Collenette, 1934)
- Leucoma nigrolineata Bethune-Baker, 1927
- Swinhoe, 1903
- (Walker, 1865)
- Leucoma ochripes (Moore, 1879)
- (Eversmann, 1847)
- (Holland, 1893)
- (Collenette, 1934)
- Plötz, 1889
- (Hering, 1926)
- Leucoma salicis (Linnaeus, 1758) – satin moth
- (Erschoff, 1874)
- (Moore, 1879)
- Collenette, 1955
- Felder, 1861
- (A. Bang-Haas, 1912)
- Collenette, 1938
- (Hering, 1926)
- (Holland, 1893)
References[]
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Lymantriidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
External links[]
Look up leucoma in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
- Savela, Markku. "Leucoma Hübner, 1822". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
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Categories:
- Lymantriinae
- Moth genera
- Noctuoidea stubs