Biology:Leucania zeae
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Short description: Species of moth
| Leucania zeae | |
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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. zeae
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucania zeae (Duponchel, 1827)
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Leucania zeae is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North Africa, southern Europe, Turkey, Israel, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, central Asia and western China .
Adults are on wing from March to November. There are multiple generation per year.
Recorded food plants include Arundo donax, Zea mays and other Gramineae species including cereals in Europe. It is occasionally considered a minor pest.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q6533959 entry
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