Biology:Leucania roseilinea

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Short description: Species of moth

Leucania roseilinea
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Leucania
Species:
L. roseilinea
Binomial name
Leucania roseilinea
(Walker, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Mythimna roseilinea Walker, 1862
  • Leucania aspersa Snellen, 1880
  • Leucania homopterana Swinhoe, 1890
  • Leucania compta Moore, 1881
  • Leucania canaraica Moore, 1881
  • Leucania stramen Hampson, 1891

Leucania roseilinea, the grain army worm,[1] is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1862.[2] It is found in Sri Lanka,[3] Myanmar, Sundaland, the Philippines to New Guinea.[4]

Forewings brownish with a pale spot at the discal end. Brown mark on forewing below the postmedial costa. Indistinct dark brown marks on the veins on hindwing margin. Larval host plant is Oryza.[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13398657 entry