Biology:Leucoperina kahli
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Leucoperina |
| Species: | L. kahli
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucoperina kahli Holland, 1920
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Leucoperina kahli is a moth in the subfamily Lymantriinae. It was described by William Jacob Holland in 1920.[1] It is found in Cameroon.[2]
The wingspan is about 44 mm. Both wings are hyaline (glass like), the forewings grey or greyish white, with a dark spot in the angle of vein two. The hindwings are white and immaculate.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Leucoperina kahli". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=52296.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2018). "Leucoperina kahli Holland, 1920". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/LEUCKAHL. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
- ↑ Bethune-Baker, G. T. (1927). "Descriptions of new Heterocera from Africa and the East". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (9)20: 321–334.
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Wikidata ☰ Q13399686 entry
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