Noctuidae
932961 –
10457 Leucania infatuans
Franclemont, 1972
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Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Poaceae. Host genera: Dactylis. (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) |
| Genitalia: |
See Adams (2001). |
| Similar Species: |
- 932959 Leucania dorsalis: has HW fuscous - Adams (2001).
- 932961.2 Leucania elephas: has FW with "darker, more contrasting white and brown scales on the cubital vein" than in dorsalis - Troubridge (2020).
- 932942 Leucania februalis: is found in CA.
- 932961 Leucania infatuans: has FW with yellow tint and HW with white ground color - Adams (2001).
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
infatuans Franclemont, 1972 (Leucania) - MONA 1983: 10457; Holotype: Oneco, Manatee Co., FL. |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Adams, M.S., 2001. A revision of the moth genus Leucania Ochsenheimer in the Antilles (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Annals of the Carnegie Museum, 70(3): 214; figs. 3E, 12C-D, 15E.
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at The Noctuidae of North America by Robert W. Poole (Nearctica.com) - archived page access (go to a year prior to 2020 and select a blue circled date from the calendar).
- Species Page at iNaturalist
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