Leucanopsis longa Grote, 1880 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Leucanopsis longa Grote, 1880

Leucanopsis longa Grote, 1880

Leucanopsis longa is a species of Erebidae moth found in coastal southeastern US wetland habitats.

Family
Genus
Leucanopsis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Leucanopsis longa Grote, 1880

Leucanopsis longa, commonly known as the long-streaked tussock moth or long-streaked halisidota, is a moth species belonging to the family Erebidae. This species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1880. Its range extends from North Carolina to Florida, stretching west along the coastal region to eastern Texas. It inhabits marshes and wet sedge meadows.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Leucanopsis

More from Erebidae

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

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