Leucania phragmitidicola
| Phragmites wainscot | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Leucania |
| Species: | L. phragmitidicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucania phragmitidicola Guenée, 1852
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Leucania phragmitidicola (phragmites wainscot) is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae found in the eastern United States and Canada.
Description
[edit]Adult forewings are tan with streaks of gray and brown, paler veins, and a black discal spot. The pale vein that extend from the forewing base to the discal spot is edged in brown.
Range
[edit]The species' occurrence range extends from Oklahoma and Minnesota in the west to Florida and New Brunswick in the east. There are also scattered reports in the western United States.[1][2][3]
Life cycle
[edit]Adults
[edit]Adults have been reported from February to November, with most sightings from April to October.[1][2][3]
References
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