About Leucania loreyi (Duponchel, 1827)
This species has the scientific name Leucania loreyi (Duponchel, 1827). Its wingspan measures approximately 34–44 mm. The forewing is greyish ochreous; its veins are pale and lined with brown, while the spaces between veins bear brown lines. A short black streak extends from the base below the cell, and the median nervure is thickly outlined with fuscous extending beyond the cell. The reniform stigma is marked by a white dot at the lower angle of the cell. The outer line is formed by a row of black dots on the veins, and a triangular brown subapical patch is edged above by an oblique pale streak starting from the apex. The hindwing is white, with the veins toward the termen colored fuscous. Abdominal tufts on the underside are made up of coarse, scale-like brown-black hairs. The larva is reddish grey, with yellowish coloring between the segments. Its dorsal line is fine, grey, and double. The subdorsal lines are divided and interrupted, and all lines become clearer toward the anal segments. Spiracles have black rings. Adults can be seen in flight year round, with multiple generations produced each year. Recorded food plants of this species in Israel include Phragmites australis, Sacharum ravennae, and Gramineae species.
