Leucania obsoleta Hübner is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Leucania obsoleta Hübner

Leucania obsoleta Hübner

Leucania obsoleta, the obscure wainscot, is a Noctuoidea moth found in Europe first described in 1803.

Family
Genus
Leucania
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Leucania obsoleta Hübner

Leucania obsoleta, commonly known as the obscure wainscot, is a moth species belonging to the superfamily Noctuoidea. Jacob Hübner first described this species in 1803. This moth is found in Europe. The forewings of this moth measure 15 to 18 millimeters in length. The moth produces one generation per year, which flies from early May to late July. The larvae of Leucania obsoleta feed on plants from the Phragmites genus.

Photo: (c) Michał Brzeziński, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Michał Brzeziński · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Leucania

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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