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Leucania herrichii

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Leucania herrichii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Leucania
Species:
L. herrichii
Binomial name
Leucania herrichii
Synonyms[1]
  • Mythimna herrichii Herrich-Schäffer, 1849

Leucania herrichii is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It was described by German entomologist Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1849 as Mythimna herrichii. It can be found in Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt (Sinai), Greece, Iran, Israel, Italy (Sicily), Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, and Turkmenistan. Adults have a wingspan of approximately 30–36 mm (1.2–1.4 in), and the larvae likely feed on grasses.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Abdelfattah, M. A. Salem (2020). "Revision of family Noctuidae of Egypt (3) Subfamilies "Acontiinae, Agaristinae, Amphipyrinae and Hadeninae" (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae)". Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. 13 (1): 78. doi:10.21608/eajbsa.2020.72206. ISSN 1687-8809.
  2. ^ Kravchenko, V. D.; Fibiger, M.; Mooser, J.; Junnila, A.; Müller, G. C. (2007). "The Hadeninae of Israel (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 35 (140). Sociedad Hispano-Luso-Americana de Lepidopterología: 451. ISSN 0300-5267. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 September 2012.
  3. ^ Ollerenshaw, Justin (2011). "LepIndex - herrichii". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 20 February 2024.