Tytroca leucoptera

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Tytroca leucoptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
T. leucoptera
Binomial name
Tytroca leucoptera
(Hampson, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Polydesma balnearia
  • Hypaetra leucoptera

Tytroca leucoptera is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in the Arabian Peninsula and all deserts of North Africa.

There are multiple generations per year. Adults are on wing in October in Israel.

The larvae probably feed on Acacia species.

External links[]

  • Kravchenko, V. D.; Müller, G.; Orlova, O. B.; Seplyarskaya, V. N. (2004). "The Catocalinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Israel" (PDF). Russian Entomological Journal. 13 (3): 175–186. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-19 – via Internet Archive.
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