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Leucoma ochripes

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Species of moth

Leucoma ochripes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Leucoma
Species: L. ochripes
Binomial name
Leucoma ochripes
(Moore, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Stilpnotia ochripes Moore, 1879
  • Euzora ochripes Swinhoe, 1922
  • Caviria ochripes Collenette, 1932

Leucoma ochripes is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1879. It is found in Darjeeling in India, the north-east Himalayas, Yunnan in China, and Borneo.

The wingspan is 42 mm and it is pure white.

Biology

The larvae are polyphagous on dicotyledonous trees, known host plants are Sapium sp. (Euphorbiaceae), Litsea glutinosa and Phoebe sp. (Lauraceae).

References

  1. Hewitson, William C. & Moore, Frederic (1879). Descriptions of New Indian Lepidopterous Insects: From the Collection of the Late Mr. W.S. Atkinson, M.A., F.L.S., &c. The Asiatic Society of Bengal. OCLC 9625544 – via Internet Archive.
  2. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Leucoma ochripes Moore". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
Taxon identifiers
Leucoma ochripes


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