Leptocneria
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Tribe: | Lymantriini |
Genus: | Leptocneria Butler, 1886 |
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Leptocneria is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1886. The wings of the moth are generally dark brown, with some variations containing a medley of dark and light hues.[1][2][3]
Species
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku (May 29, 2011). "Leptocneria Butler, 1886". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Leptocneria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Leptocneria Butler, 1886". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ Bolotov, I. N.; Kondakov, A. V.; Spitsyn, V. M.; Gofarov, M. Yu. & Kolosova, Yu. S. (2017). "Leptocneria vinarskii sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Lymantriinae), an overlooked Wallacean lineage of the Australian genus". Scientific Reports. 7 (12430) doi:10.1038/s41598-017-12797-3.