Leucoperina kahli | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Leucoperina |
Species: | L. kahli |
Binomial name | |
Leucoperina kahli Holland, 1920 | |
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Leucoperina kahli is a moth in the subfamily Lymantriinae. It was described by William Jacob Holland in 1920. It is found in Cameroon.
The wingspan is about 44 mm. Both wings are hyaline (glass like), the forewings grey or greyish white, with a dark spot in the angle of vein two. The hindwings are white and immaculate.
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Leucoperina kahli". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Leucoperina kahli Holland, 1920". Afromoths. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
- Bethune-Baker, G. T. (1927). "Descriptions of new Heterocera from Africa and the East". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (9)20: 321–334. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Leucoperina kahli |
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